Peripheral neuropathy Board decisions

The Board finds that the Veteran's claimed conditions are not related to his military service, including exposure to Agent Orange. Service connection is denied.

The Veteran's claim for a permanent and total disability rating for nonservice-connected pension purposes is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling a VA examination.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current neuropathy involving the right hand is more likely than not related to a reported cold injury he sustained while in service, and thus grants service connection for this condition.

The Board has dismissed the appeal due to the death of the appellant, and no jurisdiction remains for further action.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining relevant medical records and scheduling him for a VA examination to address the etiology of his service-connected conditions.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for further development, including verification of herbicide exposure and obtaining treatment records.

The Veteran's service-connected peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral lower extremities is productive of burning, tingling, pain and loss of sensation. The evaluations for these conditions are each at 20 percent.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the legs and rheumatoid and gouty arthritis as secondary to his service-connected bronchial asthma. The case is remanded for further development.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions and records.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining VA outpatient treatment records and scheduling a VA examination to assess the severity of his service-connected left hand disability.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, when considered together, are sufficient to render him unable to reliably perform gainful employment.

The Veteran's claims for increased evaluations have been denied as the current ratings are considered adequate to compensate for his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's medical expenses incurred on November 24, 2006 for treatment of a service-connected left foot disability were authorized and are therefore eligible for payment by VA.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings, service connection, and total disability rating based upon individual unemployability were denied. The claim to reopen a skin rash was previously denied in December 1981 and May 1994.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected diabetic neuropathy of the left and right lower extremities are being remanded due to the need for additional evidence, including VA treatment records and private treatment records.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a foot disability was denied as there is no competent medical evidence showing that his current bilateral foot disabilities are related to active military service.

The Board has granted a TDIU based on the appellant's service-connected disabilities. The appeal for higher evaluations of bilateral hearing loss disability, peripheral neuropathy of the right and left lower extremities, and peripheral neuropathy of the upper extremities is remanded.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining an opinion on whether the Veteran's left foot disability is related to his service-connected right ankle disability and addressing the use of adaptive equipment. The case will be returned to the Board after this additional development.

The Veteran's nerve damage of the left lower extremity is not shown, and his service connection claim for this condition remains unresolved. The issue of an increased rating for right clubfoot with calf atrophy and peroneal neuropathy in excess of 20 percent has been remanded.

The Board finds that the Veteran's hypertension is proximately due to his service-connected diabetes mellitus, and thus grants service connection for this condition.