Peripheral neuropathy Board decisions

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for hepatitis C, PTSD, an eye disorder, bilateral peripheral neuropathy of the lower extremities, and a bilateral foot condition, claimed as jungle rot.

The Board has determined that the veteran's testicular nodule, cervical radiculopathy, peripheral neuropathy, sleep apnea, anemia, periodontitis, hemorrhoids, depression (related to PTSD), migraine headaches, and carpal tunnel syndrome are not related to his active service. However, the veteran's depression is related to his service-connected PTSD.

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

The Board finds that the preponderance of the evidence is against the claim for service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the right lower extremity.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an evaluation in excess of 10 percent for peripheral neuropathy, left upper extremity.

The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus and lower extremity peripheral neuropathy as secondary to diabetes mellitus, finding that the evidence did not support a link between these conditions and the veteran's military service.

The claim for service connection for PTSD was reopened, but the claims for coronary artery disease, prostate cancer, peripheral neuropathy of the right and left lower extremities, and hypothyroidism, each claimed as secondary to exposure to ionizing radiation, were remanded.

The appeal is remanded to the RO for further development of evidence related to the veteran's diabetes mellitus and peripheral neuropathy claims.

The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus and right ulnar neuropathy and peripheral neuropathy of the extremities, finding no evidence that these conditions were related to military service or a service-connected disability.

The veteran's peripheral neuropathy of the right and left arms was not found to warrant a rating in excess of 10 percent, as the disability picture more closely approximated mild incomplete paralysis.

The Board denied an evaluation in excess of 10 percent for right and left foot peripheral neuropathy, a compensable evaluation for bilateral sensorineural hearing loss, and a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).

The veteran's coronary artery disease, hypertension, and peripheral vascular disease have each been aggravated by his service-connected diabetes.

The veteran's left ear hearing loss disability was determined to be related to an injury from a mine explosion in service, while other conditions were denied service connection.

The appeal was dismissed due to the veteran's death.

The Board finds that the evidence supports a grant of service connection for neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities, as it is proximately due to diabetes mellitus type II.

The veteran's claims for service connection for a lung condition, to include asbestosis, and mononeuropathy multiplex were denied because the evidence did not show that his conditions were related to his military service.

The February 1973 rating decision that granted service connection for scars and residuals of a shell fragment wound to the left elbow, and scars and residuals of a shell fragment wound to the right forearm and wrist with sensory neuropathy of digital branch of the right radial nerve to thumb was not clearly and unmistakably erroneous. The veteran's claims for increased ratings were also denied.

The Board grants service connection for bronchiectasis and peripheral neuropathy, which represents complete grants of his respiratory and neurological disability claims. The claim for a heart murmur is reopened.

The veteran's lumbar spine IVDS disability and associated neuropathy in both lower extremities do not meet the criteria for higher ratings.

The Board denied service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities as it was not incurred in or aggravated by service, nor may it be presumed to have been incurred therein.