Peripheral neuropathy Board decisions

The Board granted service connection for acne vulgaris, but denied claims for peripheral neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities and carpal tunnel syndrome.

The Board denied service connection for neuropathy, a bilateral knee disorder and a low back disability as the conditions were not related to the veteran's active service.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a laceration of the left arm, with ulnar neuropathy, as there was no evidence to support that this disability was related to his active military service or his service-connected diabetes mellitus.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for peripheral neuropathy, prostatitis, chronic renal insufficiency with episodic acute renal failure and nephritic syndrome, and chronic ischemic heart disease, multivessel coronary artery disease, status post angioplasty, as none of these conditions were found to be related to his service or secondary to his service-connected diabetes mellitus.

The veteran's claims for increased ratings and an earlier effective date for TDIU were denied as the evidence did not support higher ratings or an earlier effective date.

The veteran's claims for increased ratings for his right knee and sciatic neuropathy of the left lower extremity were denied, as the evidence did not support higher evaluations.

The veteran is granted a separate 20 percent evaluation for peripheral neuropathy of the feet, in addition to his existing service-connected diabetes mellitus.

The appeal was dismissed due to the death of the appellant.

The veteran's claims for earlier effective dates and increased ratings were remanded to the RO for further development.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 20 percent for residuals of a left radial head fracture with degenerative changes, and affirmed the effective date of February 21, 2002.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for coronary artery disease, polyneuropathy, bilateral cataracts, TIA and hypertension as they were not shown to be related to his active duty or a service-connected disability.

The veteran's claim for special monthly compensation based on the need for aid and attendance or being housebound is remanded to obtain additional medical evidence.

The veteran's claims for increased ratings for neuropathy of the right and left hands were denied as the evidence did not support a higher rating.

The Board denied an initial disability rating greater than 20 percent for the service-connected diabetes mellitus, type II, and denied an initial compensable disability rating between December 3, 2003 and December 18, 2006 and an initial disability rating greater than 10% since December 19, 2006 for bilateral hearing loss.

The veteran's peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper and lower extremities was not incurred in or aggravated by active military service.

The veteran's claim for an increased rating in excess of 10 percent for service-connected peripheral neuropathy of the left lower extremity was remanded to obtain additional evidence and schedule a VA examination.

The Board found that new and material evidence had been received to reopen the claims for service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the lower extremities, but not for erectile dysfunction. The claims for service connection for peripheral neuropathy of all extremities were denied.

The veteran's service-connected disabilities, including diabetes mellitus and peripheral neuropathy, prevent him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation.

The Board denied service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the right and left lower extremity, finding that there was no evidence to support a direct link between these conditions and the veteran's active military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of a stroke, peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper extremities, and peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral lower extremities as secondary to his service-connected diabetes mellitus due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to his service-connected disability.