Peripheral neuropathy Board decisions

The RO granted retroactive service connection for cardiovascular disease from July 13, 1989, effective October 2011. The appellant seeks an earlier effective date.,The RO denied the claim of CUE with respect to the April 1996 rating decision.

The Board found no evidence of a current neurologic disability in the left upper extremity and denied service connection for peripheral neuropathy.

The Board has granted earlier effective dates of January 24, 2007 for the awards of service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the left and right lower extremities.

The Board has remanded the case due to technical issues with a hearing transcript and requests for additional development.

The Veteran's hypertension was not incurred in or aggravated by active service and is not proximately due to or aggravated by a service-connected disability, including type II diabetes mellitus. The Board finds that the preponderance of the evidence is against his claim for service connection.,Since the date of his claim, the Veteran's peripheral neuropathy of the right lower extremity has been characterized by symptoms that are compatible with no more than mild, incomplete paralysis of the sciatic nerve and does not warrant an initial rating in excess of 10 percent.,Since the date of his claim, the Veteran's peripheral neuropathy of the left lower extremity has been characterized by symptoms that are compatible with no more than mild, incomplete paralysis of the sciatic nerve and does not warrant an initial rating in excess of 10 percent.,Throughout the period on appeal, the Veteran's left knee disability has been manifest by arthritis with noncompensable limitation of extension and flexion with complaints of pain on use; no instability has been reported. The criteria for an increased rating greater than 10 percent have not been met.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining medical records and providing proper notice of secondary service connection.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for lower extremity pain and numbness, bilateral knee disability, and bilateral hearing loss disability. The decision found that there was no evidence of a disease or injury in service that could be linked to these conditions.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including prostate cancer and diabetes mellitus, are denied as there is no credible evidence linking these conditions to his military service or herbicide exposure.

The Board denied service connection for the claimed conditions, finding that there was no evidence of a nexus between any of these conditions and active duty service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a finding of service connection for urinary incontinence, peripheral neuropathy, vasculitis, residuals of a head injury, bilateral hearing loss, PTSD, or status post meatotomy due to urethritis.

The Veteran's claims for effective dates prior to March 24, 2009 for service connection of various disabilities associated with diabetes mellitus were denied as the evidence did not show that these conditions existed continuously from May 8, 2001.

The Veteran's appeal was denied for increased rating of PTSD and service connection for various conditions including a sleep disorder, lung disorder, skin disorder, gunshot wounds to the chest and back, and hearing loss.

The Board found that the Veteran's peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral lower extremities was not incurred in or aggravated by service, and may not be presumed due to herbicide exposure. The VA examiner opined that the current condition is less likely related to military service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for various conditions, finding that none were incurred or aggravated by his military service and that any current disabilities are not related to his service.

The Veteran does not have a diagnosed peripheral neuropathy of the left upper extremity, other than carpal tunnel syndrome. Therefore, service connection for this condition is denied.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the loss of his claims file and need for additional development, including verification of herbicide exposure in Thailand.

The Board found no evidence to support a direct service connection for peripheral neuropathy, concluding that the condition is not related to military service. The Veteran's claim was denied.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have neuropathy of his right leg or left arm during service, and there is no current evidence linking these conditions to service. The Veteran's current neuropathies are considered to be related to his service-connected bilateral lower leg compartment syndrome.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are service-connected, as is his PTSD. Service connection for diabetes mellitus and peripheral neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities was granted on a presumptive basis due to herbicide exposure.

The Veteran's claims for hypertension and bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy were denied. The effective dates for the awards of service connection for diabetes mellitus type 2, upper extremities peripheral neuropathy associated with diabetes mellitus type 2, and lower extremities peripheral neuropathy associated with diabetes mellitus type 2 are all denied as they do not meet the criteria for an earlier effective date.,The Veteran's claims for hypertension were not addressed in this decision.