Peripheral neuropathy Board decisions

The veteran's residuals of cold injuries to the right and left hands are found to be related to service, resulting in a grant of service connection for these conditions.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have neuropathy of the left or right leg, and therefore service connection for these conditions is denied.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to incomplete information regarding the veteran's claimed stressors and need for further examination of his conditions.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining medical records and verifying service dates. The veteran's claims for psychiatric disability, cardiovascular disability, and diabetes mellitus are pending.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining records from the Office of Personnel Management and U.S. Postal Service regarding his disability benefits, and readjudicating his claims for service connection for PTSD and peripheral neuropathy.

The Board has determined that the veteran's peripheral neuropathy is secondary to his service-connected Type II diabetes mellitus and grants service connection for this condition.

The Board denied service connection for a right ear hearing loss, peripheral neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities, bilateral, hypertension, PTSD, residuals of a fragment wound of the dorsal spine with degenerative changes, residuals of a fragment wound of the left wrist with retained metallic foreign body, and diabetic retinopathy. The veteran's claims were denied as there was no evidence linking these conditions to his active service or service-connected disabilities.

The veteran does not have any of the claimed conditions and there is no evidence to support a finding that these conditions are related to service or exposure to herbicides.

The veteran's claims for higher initial evaluations and effective dates related to his service-connected conditions have been granted. The specific conditions include diabetes mellitus type 2, peripheral neuropathy of the lower extremities, and skin conditions.

The VA denied the veteran's claims for initial compensable evaluations for peripheral neuropathy of his right and left upper extremities, finding that there was no evidence of mild impairment warranting a compensable rating.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for left upper extremity ulnar neuropathy, special monthly compensation based on the need for aid and attendance or at the housebound rate, and an initial disability rating in excess of 10 percent for hepatitis C associated with glomerulonephritis with nephrotic syndrome, hypertension, and heart disease. The Board found that there was no evidence to support service connection due to lack of a direct link between the veteran's active duty service or his service-connected disabilities.

The veteran's bilateral hip strains are reasonably related to her service-connected neuropathy involving the lower extremities, and she is granted service connection for this condition.

The Board has determined that the veteran's low back disability, malaria, amoebic dysentery, and peripheral neuropathy are not service-connected.

The Board has granted an initial disability rating of 20 percent for peripheral neuropathy of the left upper extremity, effective January 1, 2004.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have chloracne or peripheral neuropathy, and thus cannot establish service connection for these conditions.

The veteran's appeal has been dismissed due to his death. The issues of rating the service-connected conditions have not been decided.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining SSA records and scheduling VA examinations to assess the severity of the veteran's service-connected conditions.

The Board finds that the veteran's peripheral neuropathy is unrelated to his military service and may not be presumed to have been incurred therein. The claim for service connection for this condition is denied.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for further examination and opinion regarding whether his peripheral neuropathy, erectile dysfunction, and hypertension are caused or aggravated by his service-connected diabetes mellitus type II.

The Board has determined that the veteran's peripheral neuropathy of the feet, headaches, and degenerative cervical spine disease are not related to service. The claim for service connection is denied.