Peripheral neuropathy Board decisions

The VA determined that the veteran's peripheral neuropathy of bilateral lower extremities was not caused by carelessness, negligence, or similar fault on the part of VA. The claim is denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, finding that none of them were incurred or aggravated by active military service.

The veteran's service-connected peripheral neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities is manifested by subjective complaints of numbness, pain, feeling of needles in both hands and bottoms of the feet during the night, and weakened grip strength. The VA has granted increased ratings for these conditions.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for type II diabetes mellitus and peripheral neuropathy, finding that there was no evidence of a nexus between these conditions and his military service or herbicide exposure.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining VA treatment records and arranging for a VA examination to determine the severity of the veteran's bilateral eye disability.

The Board has denied the veteran's petition to reopen his claim for service connection for peripheral neuropathy (also claimed as right and left foot tingling with sleepiness, sleep apnea), to include as associated with herbicide exposure. The evidence submitted since the April 1998 denial does not relate to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the claim.

The veteran's claims for service connection were denied. The Board found no evidence of a current disability related to the claimed conditions, and there was insufficient evidence linking any diagnosed conditions to service or herbicide exposure.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for cold injury residuals, feet, hands, and lower body as there was no current disability to his hands or lower body. The Board found that the veteran's bilateral foot neuropathy is not related to service, including cold weather exposure.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for increased ratings for bilateral hearing loss, peripheral neuropathy of the right and left lower extremities are denied as there is no evidence showing a more than mild degree of disability.

The Board has decided that the veteran's appeal for service connection for sleep apnea is dismissed. The issues of service connection for a psychiatric disorder to include major depression and PTSD, and peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper and lower extremities are remanded for further development.

The veteran has withdrawn his appeal, effectively ending the case.

The Board is remanding the cases to the RO for clarification on whether the veteran desires a Travel Board or videoconference hearing, and to schedule such hearing in accordance with his preference.

The Board found that the veteran's peripheral neuropathy is not related to his service, including exposure to Agent Orange. The claim for service connection was denied.

The Board denied service connection for vision disorder and neuropathy of the lower extremities, both claimed as secondary to diabetes mellitus. The appellant's current eye symptoms are attributed to refractive error and senile cataracts, not related to his diabetes mellitus.

The Board has remanded the case for a VA examination to determine if the veteran's peripheral neuropathy is related to his asbestos exposure during service. The veteran missed this previous examination and now requests it be rescheduled.

The Board denied a higher evaluation for right sciatic neuropathy, finding that the veteran's condition did not warrant an evaluation in excess of 40 percent.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for further development, including VA examinations and a review of the claims file.

The Board has determined that the veteran's bilateral femoral neuropathy, to include the bilateral hips, was not incurred or aggravated during his periods of active service and therefore denied service connection for this condition. The skin disability is also denied as there is no evidence linking it to service.

The Board finds that the veteran's allergic uticaria is caused or aggravated by his service-connected degenerative disc disease/degenerative joint disease of the lumbosacral spine.,The Board also finds that the veteran's neuropathy of the left lower extremity is secondary to his service-connected degenerative disc disease/degenerative joint disease of the lumbosacral spine.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for peripheral neuropathy, finding that it was not incurred or aggravated by his military service and is not related to herbicide exposure.