Peripheral neuropathy Board decisions

The Veteran's appeals for increased evaluations of his service-connected peripheral neuropathy in the upper and lower extremities have been withdrawn.

The Veteran's hypertension is rated at 10 percent, and his peripheral neuropathies of the upper and lower extremities are separately evaluated as noncompensable.

The Veteran's service-connected peripheral vascular disease with neuropathy of the lower extremities is currently rated at 20 percent, which reflects moderate incomplete paralysis. The Veteran's pilonidal cyst has been assigned a non-compensable rating.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for neuropathy of the bilateral lower extremities, including as due to herbicide exposure and secondary to diabetes mellitus, is being remanded for additional development.

The Veteran seeks service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder, low back pain, left hand numbness, and peripheral neuropathy. The Board has determined that additional development is needed to verify the Veteran's claimed stressors and determine if they are sufficient to establish service connection.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to his death. His claims for various disabilities and compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 are not before the Board.

The Board is remanding the case to obtain additional service records and determine whether new evidence has been received to reopen a claim of service connection for diabetes mellitus. The issue of service connection for peripheral neuropathy will also be remanded as it is inextricably intertwined with the diabetes mellitus claim.

The Board finds that the Veteran's peripheral neuropathy of the left upper extremity is likely due to his service-connected diabetes mellitus. The Board also found that the service-connected diabetes mellitus did not cause or aggravate the residuals of a left wrist fracture, status post left wrist fusion.

The Veteran's service-connected bilateral radial neuropathy has been rated at 20 percent since May 1988. The June 2009 VA examination confirmed the mild to moderate nature of his condition, with no more than mild incomplete paralysis.

The Veteran's peripheral neuropathy of the left upper and both lower extremities is found to be secondary to his service-connected diabetes mellitus. His increased ratings for diabetes mellitus and a chip fracture of the left first metacarpal joint are denied.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional VA treatment records and a new examination.

The case is being remanded for additional development of the Veteran's claims, including obtaining missing service treatment records and VA treatment records.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for peripheral neuropathy of the left and right upper extremities were granted, with a 10 percent rating assigned for each. The decision also noted that the Veteran had previously been granted service connection for diabetes mellitus.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for automobile and adaptive equipment or for adaptive equipment only as his service-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria for this benefit.

The Veteran's right upper extremity condition is not deemed to be caused by VA care, and the Board finds that no fault on VA's part occurred.

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

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including a VA examination and review of relevant regulations.

The Veteran's diabetic peripheral neuropathy of the left lower extremity warrants a higher 20 percent rating, while his right lower extremity condition does not warrant a higher than 10 percent rating.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining SSA records and scheduling a VA examination to assess the severity of his service-connected Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease.

The Board finds that the Veteran's claimed conditions are not related to his service-connected diabetes mellitus type II.