Peripheral neuropathy Board decisions

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased rating and service connection as there was no evidence supporting a relationship between his claimed conditions and military service.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD, but the veteran does not have PTSD related to a verified stressor. The veteran's peripheral neuropathy of the right lower extremity is etiologically related to his service-connected diabetes mellitus.

The Board denied service connection for high blood pressure, skin rash, sleep disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), peripheral neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities, degenerative joint disease of the knees and ankles, and a bilateral hip disorder.

The Board denied service connection for erectile dysfunction, peripheral neuropathy, and bilateral hearing loss. The claim for type II diabetes mellitus was dismissed by the veteran.

The veteran's claims for service connection for peripheral neuropathy and arthritis, claimed as residuals of cold injuries, are being remanded to the RO via the Appeals Management Center (AMC) for further development.

The appeal is remanded to the RO for further development of evidence related to peripheral neuropathy and a possible separate rating.

The appeal is remanded to the RO for issuance of a supplemental statement of the case regarding earlier effective dates for service connection awards.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including chest tumor with blood spots, abdomen and left shoulder tumors, neuralgia, pancreas disability, persistent cough, severe joint pain, peripheral neuropathy, actinic keratosis and skin cancer, diabetes mellitus, type II, memory disability, liver disability and possible cirrhosis, urinary disability, prostate disability, right leg disability, left knee disability, and right hip disability. The Board also denied an increased rating for the veteran's service-connected chronic muscular strain superimposed on degenerative instability with sciatica.

The veteran's claims for higher initial ratings and increased ratings for right and left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy were denied as the evidence did not support a rating in excess of 10% prior to August 2006 or a rating in excess of 20% since August 2006.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the lower extremities, as there was no evidence that it had onset during his active service or was otherwise etiologically related to his active service.

The Board remanded the appeal for an examination and nexus opinion due to discrepancies in the medical records regarding the veteran's in-service treatment.

The appeal is remanded to the RO for further development and notice as per the Board's previous instructions.

The Board found that the veteran's claimed residuals of a right arm injury were not incurred in active service and does not currently experience any disability due to these residuals. The veteran's service-connected diabetic neuropathy of the right upper extremity and left lower extremity are not more disabling than currently evaluated.

The Board granted service connection for type I diabetes mellitus, which is presumed to have been incurred in active military service. The issues of entitlement to service connection for gastroparesis with muscle loss and stomach impairment, retinopathy, and neuropathy as secondary to diabetes mellitus are remanded for further development.

The Board denied service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the lower and upper extremities as there was no current diagnosis. The claim for a bilateral foot disorder is remanded.

The appeal is remanded to the RO for additional development, including VA examinations and readjudication of the claims.

The Board denied an increased disability rating for left arm peripheral neuropathy, granted an increased disability rating for CAD to 10 percent, and denied an increased disability rating for nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy.

The veteran withdrew the appeal before a decision was made.

The appeal was remanded to provide the veteran with proper VCAA notice regarding a secondary service connection claim for peripheral neuropathy.

The veteran's neuropathy of the right foot is secondary to his service-connected degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine, and he is entitled to a 70 percent rating for PTSD from July 25, 2007.