Peripheral neuropathy Board decisions

The VA denied the veteran's claim for service connection for peripheral neuropathy as secondary to exposure to herbicides, finding that there was no evidence of a nexus between his current condition and his military service.

The Board found that the evidence does not show a current diagnosis of residuals of cold injury, diabetes, or diabetic neuropathy to the upper and lower extremities. Therefore, service connection for these conditions is denied.

The Board found that the veteran's diabetes mellitus, type II, standing alone, does not require regulation of activities and denied an increased rating.

The Board found that the veteran's diabetic neuropathy was not incurred in or aggravated by active service and is not secondary to his service-connected diabetes mellitus. As a result, the claim for service connection for diabetic neuropathy was denied.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have peripheral neuropathy of the upper or lower extremities that is proximately due to or the result of his service-connected type II diabetes mellitus, nor is it otherwise related to service.

The Board has granted service connection for erectile dysfunction, finding that the veteran's condition was incurred during active duty. Service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the lower extremities is denied as there is no evidence to support this claim.

The Board denied service connection for Raynaud's phenomenon, claiming as neuropathy of the extremities. The veteran's chronic muscle fatigue claim is pending.,Service connection was also denied for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for chronic respiratory failure.

The veteran is seeking a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to his service-connected disabilities. The RO has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining medical records and arranging for examinations of all service-connected disorders.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for peripheral neuropathy, hearing loss, and tinnitus. The decision found no evidence of acute or subacute peripheral neuropathy that would allow presumptive service connection due to herbicide exposure. It also noted there was no in-service diagnosis or treatment for these conditions.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus type II and peripheral neuropathy of the upper extremities, finding no current diagnosis or evidence of these conditions during service.

The veteran's claim for an increased rating for his service-connected lumbar injury with lumbosacral degenerative disc disease was denied. The RO found that the veteran's orthopedic manifestations did not warrant a higher than 20 percent rating, and only mild sciatic peripheral neuropathy of each lower extremity warranted separate no more than 10 percent ratings.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of a head trauma, brain scar, seizures, optic neuritis, neuropathy of bilateral hands and feet, restless leg syndrome, multiple sclerosis, and fibromyalgia as there was no competent medical evidence supporting these conditions or their relationship to her active duty.

The veteran's claims for increased ratings and earlier effective dates were denied. The RO found that the evidence did not support higher ratings or earlier effective dates.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claimed peripheral neuropathy of bilateral upper extremities and chronic tinnitus are not service-connected, as there is no evidence showing their onset during or related to his military service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claim for service connection for polyneuropathy was denied due to lack of new and material evidence. The case is being remanded again to obtain additional medical records, personnel records, and possibly a VA examination.

The Board has determined that the veteran's early onset cataracts in both eyes are secondary to his service-connected diabetes mellitus and is granted service connection for this condition.

The veteran's claim of a disability rating in excess of 20 percent for diabetes mellitus, type II is being remanded due to the need for additional evidence and an examination.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claimed conditions are not service-connected, as they were not shown to have had onset during service or within one year of separation. The Board also found that these conditions are not proximately due to or aggravated by a service-connected disability.

The cause of the veteran's death was due to cardiopulmonary arrest, with metastatic squamous cell carcinoma of the tongue as an underlying cause. The Board finds that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a bilateral eye disability, cervical disability, and upper extremity neuropathy. The evidence does not support a finding that these conditions are related to service.