Peripheral neuropathy Board decisions

The Board has determined that the veteran's claimed PTSD was not incurred as a result of his active military service due to lack of credible supporting evidence for the occurrence of the claimed in-service stressors.

The Board has determined that the veteran is entitled to a separate compensable rating of 10 percent for his peripheral neuropathy.

The case is being remanded to obtain the exact dates of the veteran's Active Duty for Training (ACDUTRA) and Inactive Duty Training (INACDUTRA) while serving in the Tennessee National Guard. The veteran has not provided this information, and VA must pursue it until a responsible custodian reports they are unavailable or that further effort would be futile.

The Board has determined that additional examinations are necessary to determine the nature and etiology of the veteran's conditions, including hypertension, tinnitus, hearing loss, prostatitis, diabetes mellitus, and peripheral neuropathy. The RO will also review the expanded record and readjudicate the issues on appeal.

The RO denied service connection for several conditions, including diabetic retinopathy, status post cardiovascular accident times two, hypertension, status post myocardial infarction, bilateral hearing loss, Hepatitis A, B and C, and neuropathy of the left upper extremity. The veteran's appeal is currently pending.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 as his left leg amputation was not caused by VA care or lack thereof.

The Board has remanded two issues for further development: entitlement to increased ratings for left S1 radiculopathy and peripheral neuropathy of the left lower extremity, and residuals of a gunshot wound of the buttocks. The VA will conduct additional examinations and review the claims based on the Joint Motion.

The Board denied service connection for a right hip disorder and an increased rating for traumatic neuropathy of the right saphenous nerve. The claim for a separate rating for post-operative right thigh scar is pending.

The Board has determined that the veteran's bilateral foot disorder, including pes planus and peripheral neuropathy, is not related to his service-connected left knee disability. The claim for increased rating of the left knee disability remains pending.

The Board has granted service connection for cold injury residuals, including recurrent fungal infections and peripheral neuropathy of the feet. The veteran's current symptoms are found to be related to his in-service exposure to cold weather.

The Board denied service connection for a cyst of the left eye, chloracne, and neuropathy of the right and left upper and lower extremities. The veteran's exposure to herbicides in Vietnam is presumed.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional medical records to be obtained and a VA examination to determine the nature, extent, and severity of his service-connected conditions.

The veteran's service-connected disabilities do not result in anatomical loss or use of both feet, one hand and one foot, or blindness in both eyes. His service-connected conditions have not resulted in helplessness requiring the regular aid and attendance of another.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for peripheral neuropathy, finding that it was not incurred in or aggravated by service and denying both presumptive (Agent Orange exposure) and direct service connection.

The Board has granted service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the lower extremities as secondary to service-connected diabetes mellitus. However, hypertension was not found to be related to service-connected diabetes mellitus.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, diabetes mellitus type II, bilateral peripheral neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities, and ocular myasthenia gravis due to lack of evidence supporting these conditions as being related to his military service.

The veteran's claims for increased ratings were granted, with evaluations of 60 percent for the postoperative residuals of degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine and 20 percent for neuropathy of the left lower extremity. The cervical spine claim was denied.

The Board finds that it is as likely as not that the veteran incurred hepatitis C with peripheral neuropathy during service, and grants service connection for these conditions.

The Board finds that the veteran's bilateral foot fungus, vision loss, PTSD, and back disorder were not incurred during active military service.,Service connection for these conditions is denied.

The appellant has withdrawn their appeal, resulting in the dismissal of this case.