Peripheral neuropathy Board decisions

The Board denied service connection for PTSD and remanded the claims for a respiratory disability, peripheral neuropathy of all extremities, and a skin condition.

The Board remands the claims for further development, including a new VA examination to assess the severity of the Veteran's peripheral neuropathy.

The Board granted service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral lower and upper extremities, as well as right arm benign essential tremor, based on in-service exposure to herbicide agents.

The Board remands the claim for an adequate medical opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, including whether it is related to in-service herbicide exposure.

The Board remands the claims for peripheral neuropathy and facial numbness as secondary to service-connected hypothyroidism for additional medical opinions.

The Board denied a rating higher than 20 percent for the right and left lower extremity diabetic peripheral neuropathy prior to August 14, 2024, and a rating higher than 40 percent thereafter.

The Board remands the matter for a diagnostic swallow evaluation, an EMG nerve conduction test to confirm nerve damage, and an addendum opinion addressing the findings of these tests.

The Board denied service connection for left foot plantar fasciitis and remanded claims for service connection for left wrist tendonitis, right wrist tendonitis, right lower extremity (RLE) peripheral neuropathy, and right hand numbness.

The Board remands the matter for a diagnostic swallow evaluation, an EMG nerve conduction test to confirm nerve damage, and an addendum opinion addressing the findings of these tests.

The Board granted service connection for left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, diabetes mellitus type II, heart disability (claimed as coronary artery disease), and Parkinson's disease under the Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act of 2022. The claim for an earlier effective date for the award of service connection for the cause of death was denied.

The Board granted an effective date of December 14, 2021, for service connection for left and right sciatic and femoral diabetic neuropathies.

The Board remands the claims for an initial disability rating in excess of 10 percent for diabetic peripheral neuropathy affecting both lower extremities due to insufficient medical evidence.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), bilateral upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, and bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy as further development is needed.

The Board granted readjudication of the claims for service connection for a substance abuse disorder and an acquired psychiatric disability, to include depression and anxiety, based on new and relevant evidence. The claims for neuropathy of the right upper extremity were remanded.

The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus type II, left lower extremity neuropathy, right lower extremity neuropathy, adrenal gland removal, and low testosterone as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were related to active-duty service or herbicide exposure.

The Veteran's service-connected heart disease, diabetes mellitus type II, and bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy have prevented him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation since August 10, 2021.

The Board granted service connection for diabetes mellitus and peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper and lower extremities, as secondary to diabetes mellitus.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for increased ratings of various left-hand conditions, including thumb neuropathy, hand scars, and thumb disability.

The Board granted a separate rating of 20 percent for multiple sclerosis with urinary frequency, but denied an increased rating in excess of 40 percent for urinary incontinence prior to July 18, 2018.

The Board remands the matter of an effective date prior to September 12, 2000 for the grant of service connection for left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy due to inadequate VA examination.