Peripheral neuropathy Board decisions

The Board remands the claims for service connection and increased rating for various conditions due to a need for further evidence.

The Board remands the claims for service connection, effective date, rating, and TDIU due to pre-decisional errors in the VA examinations and evaluations.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 30 percent for migraine headaches and denied ratings in excess of 20 percent for RUE neuropathy with cubital tunnel syndrome of the right hand from September 20, 2023, to November 3, 2023, and status-post arthroscopy, with right shoulder labral repair. However, a rating of 20 percent, but no higher, for RUE neuropathy with cubital tunnel syndrome of the right hand between September 1, 2020, and April 27, 2021, was granted.

The Veteran is granted a total rating for compensation purposes based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities and basic eligibility to Dependents' Education Assistance under 38 U.S.C. Chapter 35.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus, kidney failure, prostate cancer, and neuropathy of the bilateral upper and lower extremities as secondary to diabetes mellitus due to a duty to assist error.

The Board denied higher ratings for diabetes mellitus, diabetic nephropathy, diabetic retinopathy, and diabetic peripheral neuropathy of all extremities. A separate 10 percent rating was granted for left knee osteochondritis with arthritic changes based on painful motion.

The Board denied increased ratings for various finger disabilities and polyneuropathies, but granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) from March 31, 2021.

The Board granted service connection for right ear hearing loss and remanded the claim for idiopathic guttate hypomelanosis (IGH) to include skin conditions.

The Board remands the veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including peripheral neuropathy and right hand disabilities, due to a pre-decisional duty-to-assist error.

The Board denied service connection for multiple conditions, including bilateral carotid artery stenosis, cervical disc disease, thoracolumbar disc disease, Lewy body dementia with depression, sleep apnea, and others.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for brachial plexus neuropathy, degenerative disc disease, and right shoulder condition due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder but denied service connection for a nose condition, right lower extremity neuropathy as secondary to lumbar spine disability, and various other conditions. The decision also denied higher ratings for some disabilities and remanded others.

The Board granted service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) but denied service connection for peripheral neuropathy affecting both lower extremities.

The Board granted a 20 percent rating for right and left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy effective August 10, 2022.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for neuropathy and sleep apnea due to a need for additional medical evidence.

The Board remands the claims for service connection and initial ratings for peripheral neuropathy and sleep apnea to allow VA to obtain outstanding medical records.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and earlier effective dates for service-connected peripheral neuropathy are dismissed as the Board has already granted an earlier effective date, and the AOJ will be reviewing additional evidence on remand to assess his assigned ratings.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, as the evidence did not support a compensable rating for sinusitis or hypertension, and there was no current diagnosis of cyclic vomiting syndrome related to service.

The Board granted the reinstatement of a 20 percent rating for right and left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy of the femoral nerve, as well as a 10 percent rating for hypertension, effective February 9, 2024.

The Veteran is granted special monthly compensation based on the need for regular aid and attendance due to his service-connected disabilities.