Peripheral neuropathy Board decisions

The Board has remanded the veteran's claims due to issues related to reopening service connection for peripheral neuropathy, heart disease, and a lung disorder. The claims are pending further development.

The veteran's claims for service connection were denied across multiple conditions, all related to Agent Orange exposure. The Board found no evidence of current diagnoses or a link between the claimed conditions and his military service.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including scheduling of VA examinations and obtaining outstanding outpatient treatment reports.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have peripheral neuropathy and denied his claim for service connection for this condition. The issue of whether he sustained a cerebrovascular accident is pending.

The Board has determined that the evidence does not support a finding of severe neuropathy, warranting a higher evaluation. The veteran's symptoms are considered mild to moderate.

The veteran's service connection for PTSD was restored, and he is denied service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral lower extremity. The issue of entitlement to TDIU remains pending.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral posterior subcapsular cataracts, hypertension, peripheral neuropathy of the left and right lower extremities, and hypothyroidism. The evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were related to his military service or any other service-connected condition.

The veteran's claim for increased ratings and effective date for service connection was denied. The Board found that the residuals of a crush injury of the right first and second toes warranted a 10 percent rating, but not more.

The Board found that the veteran's service-connected peripheral neuropathy of the lower extremities does not meet the criteria for a separate compensable rating, as his symptoms are very mild and do not result in sufficient functional loss to warrant such a rating.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining medical records and arranging for an ophthalmological examination to determine if the veteran has current eye disability related to his service/eye trauma.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a low back disorder, claimed as spinal stenosis; entitlement to an increased rating for residuals of removal of his spleen; TDIU due to service-connected disabilities; and compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for additional back pain resulting from a May 2004 VA x-ray procedure.

The Board has remanded the claims for further development, including verifying in-service stressors and obtaining VA psychiatric and medical records.

The veteran's appeal is remanded for further development, including a VA examination and consideration of his claim for an increased rating for post traumatic peripheral neuropathy of the right cervical area, C3-C4.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a diagnosis of peripheral neuropathy in his upper extremities and therefore, service connection for this condition is denied.

The Board found that the veteran's left leg neuropathy is not related to his service or his service-connected degenerative joint and degenerative disc disease of the lumbosacral spine, and denied his claim.

The Board found that the veteran's claimed conditions were not caused by VA care, but rather occurred as a result of his lobectomy performed at a VA Medical Center. The decision denied compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claimed additional back disorders, including ankylosing spondylitis, arthritis, mixed connective tissue disorder, and neuropathy, are not related to her service or a service-connected lumbar strain. The claim for increased rating of lumbar strain is denied as there is no evidence of severe lumbosacral strain with specific findings required for a higher rating.

The veteran's initial ratings for diabetes mellitus and diabetic neuropathy of the bilateral lower extremities have been granted, with a rating of 20 percent for diabetes mellitus and 10 percent each for diabetic neuropathy of the left and right lower extremities.

The VA determined that the veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him unemployable, as his combined rating is 70 percent and he does not meet the criteria for a TDIU based on disability alone.

The veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus, Charcot joint collapse of the right foot, arthritis of the right knee, and arthritis of the left knee were all denied as there is no evidence linking these conditions to his military service or exposure to herbicides. The Board found that the veteran did not have service in Vietnam and thus could not establish presumptive service connection for diabetes mellitus due to Agent Orange exposure.