Peripheral neuropathy Board decisions

The Board granted service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II and its secondary conditions including bilateral upper and lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, erectile dysfunction, diabetic retinopathy, and hypertension (HTN).

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to a separate rating for neuropathy of the left and right feet, as part of service-connected Achilles tendonitis, for further development.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities preclude him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation, and therefore, a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) is granted.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to a TDIU prior to March 8, 2019 for extraschedular consideration.

The Board granted service connection for peripheral neuropathy, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension, PTSD, and peripheral neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities effective March 29, 2022. The claim for a back condition was remanded for further development.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus type II, prostate cancer, erectile dysfunction, and peripheral neuropathy in the left, right lower extremity, and right upper extremity to verify the Veteran's exposure to herbicide agents.

The Board denied service connection for obesity, hypertension, deep vein thrombosis, peripheral neuropathy in both upper and lower extremities, an acquired psychiatric disorder, and prostate cancer. The evidence did not support a finding of service connection for any of these conditions.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for left forearm cubital tunnel syndrome, ulnar neuropathy to obtain a new medical opinion that addresses the Veteran's lay statements and in-service notation of a left wrist scar.

The Veteran was not in receipt of a totally disabling service-connected disability for the required period, and therefore, Dependency and Indemnity Compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1318 is denied.

The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection for cervical spine disability, right and left upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), and migraine headaches. The appeal as to OSA was granted in full.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for his right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, finding no legal basis to assign an effective date earlier than February 4, 2020.

The Board granted earlier effective dates for service connection of idiopathic peripheral neuropathy in the bilateral feet and upper extremities, based on new and material evidence received within one year of a prior denial.

The Board denied the surviving spouse's claim for Dependency and Indemnity Compensation because the Veteran was not rated totally disabled for the required periods under 38 U.S.C. § 1318, with a peak combined disability rating of 80 percent. The Board remanded three issues: entitlement to survivor's pension benefits, entitlement to TDIU based on a pending March 2020 Supplemental Claim, and entitlement to service connection for cause of death, requiring a new VA medical opinion addressing the interplay between the Veteran's ischemic heart disease, hypertension, COPD, and herbicide exposure under PACT Act provisions.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and remanded several issues, including service connection for hypertension.

The Board denied higher ratings for hypothyroidism and Parkinson's Disease residuals, but granted earlier effective dates for some service-connected conditions.

The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus, neuropathy of the right and left lower extremities, liver disability, and obstructive sleep apnea as there was no evidence to support a nexus between these conditions and the Veteran's military service.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for heart condition, high blood pressure, diabetes mellitus, bilateral peripheral neuropathy, and left upper extremity peripheral neuropathy due to further development needed.

The Board granted an effective date of September 1, 2021, for service connection for the Veteran's thoracic spine, cervical spine, right foot, painful scar, status-post varicocele surgery, left lower abdomen, right knee, bilateral tinnitus, and right lower extremity neuropathy disabilities.

The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death while it was pending.