Peripheral neuropathy Board decisions

The Board has determined that the Veteran should be afforded a new VA examination to assess the etiology of his lumbar spine disability, and the claims for service connection for residuals of right eye injury and neuropathy, bilateral wrists are remanded due to the need for additional development.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's erectile dysfunction is proximately due to or the result of his service-connected diabetes mellitus. The issue of service connection for a disorder of the feet, including peripheral neuropathy, is also granted.

The Board has decided to remand the case for additional development, including obtaining service treatment records and scheduling a VA examination. The Veteran's claim of service connection for peripheral neuropathy is based on presumed exposure to Agent Orange during military service in Vietnam.

The Veteran's initial evaluation for amputation of the left great toe is granted at a 30 percent level, based on metatarsal involvement. The claim for an increased evaluation for diabetes mellitus with diabetic neuropathy remains pending.

The Veteran's claim for reimbursement of unauthorized medical expenses at a private facility was denied due to the denial being based on care not related to a service-connected or aggravating condition, and because Medicare covered his costs. The VAMC will need to obtain additional records and provide an opinion regarding whether the Veteran's service-connected conditions caused or aggravated the medical condition for which he sought treatment.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development to determine if the Veteran's bilateral foot disorder and peripheral neuropathy are related to service or a service-connected condition.

The Board has remanded the case to schedule a VA cold injury examination and readjudicate the claim for service connection for residuals of frozen feet.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for additional development, including a VA heart examination and obtaining recent VA medical records.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional development and consideration of his claims, including service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and residuals of a back injury.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the threshold level of severity for consideration of a total disability rating based on individual unemployability, and his claim is denied.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, finding that none were incurred or aggravated by his active military service and no presumption of exposure to herbicides applied.

The Veteran's service connection claims for peripheral neuropathy and peripheral vascular disease of the right and left lower extremities are granted as secondary to his service-connected diabetes mellitus. The claim for tinnitus is denied.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for an extraschedular rating for PTSD and TDIU due to service-connected disabilities. The case is now pending with the RO for further development.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for peripheral neuropathy of the right and left lower extremities are being remanded due to incomplete development.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the upper extremities, claimed as due to his service-connected diabetes mellitus type II, is being remanded for further development.

The Veteran's hypertension is not service connected as it pre-existed his diabetes and was not aggravated by the latter. The VA has remanded for further development regarding the impact of a cervical spine accident on his diabetic neuropathy.

The Veteran's death and potential service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II, with peripheral neuropathy and renal failure as a result of herbicide exposure are being remanded due to incomplete information regarding the Veteran's service in Vietnam.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not preclude him from securing or following all types of substantially gainful occupation, but his nonservice-connected back disability limits his ability to work.

The Board has reopened the claim of service connection for peripheral neuropathy and granted a rating of 70 percent for posttraumatic stress disorder effective April 2, 2010. The claim of service connection for diabetes mellitus secondary to service-connected diabetes mellitus is granted.

The Veteran's service-connected lumbar spine disability, bilateral lower extremity neurologic symptoms, and depressive disorder have prevented him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation for the time period from September 30, 2002 to July 29, 2008.