Peripheral neuropathy Board decisions

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, coronary artery disease, and peripheral neuropathy. The decision also found that new and material evidence had not been submitted to reopen the claim of PTSD.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claimed conditions, including a skin disorder, peripheral neuropathy involving all extremities, osteoarthritis involving all joints, residuals of multiple back surgeries for degenerative disc disease, residuals of right shoulder surgery, residuals of left ankle surgery, stroke, lipoma of the left side, and depression, are not service-connected due to lack of evidence showing a direct connection to his military service or exposure to Agent Orange.

The Board found that the veteran's back and hip/leg conditions did not develop during service or within one year of separation, and are not related to his military service.

The Board has granted an initial evaluation of 40 percent for diabetes mellitus, and separate evaluations of 10 percent each for diabetic neuropathy of the right lower extremity, left lower extremity, right upper extremity, and left upper extremity. Separate evaluations of 10 percent each have been granted for diabetic retinopathy of the right eye and left eye.

The VA has determined that the veteran's degenerative disk disease at L5-S1 without herniation currently results in moderate limitation of motion, warranting a 20 percent rating.

The January 1991 VA surgical procedures which resulted in loss of use of both lower extremities due to peripheral neuropathy are not causally related to the veteran's death in October 1995 due to atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease with non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus and tobacco abuse as conditions contributing to death.

The Board denied an increased rating for a tender and painful scar on the left tibia, finding that the condition did not meet criteria for a higher evaluation.

The Board found that the veteran's cardiovascular disability was not incurred in or aggravated by his active duty service and denied service connection. The veteran does not have a current peripheral neuropathy disability.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for earlier effective dates for service connection on all issues related to the veteran's end-stage renal disease and its complications, finding that no new evidence had been submitted to warrant such changes.

The veteran's disabilities, while rated as 90 percent combined, do not meet the criteria for special monthly pension based on need for regular aid and attendance of another person or being housebound.

The Board found that the veteran's digestive system disorder, cervical spine and shoulder disorders, thoracic spine disorder, and urinary and fecal incontinence and erectile dysfunction were not incurred or aggravated by military service and are not proximately due to or the result of a service-connected disease or injury.

The veteran's claim for service connection of peripheral neuropathy as secondary to Agent Orange exposure is being remanded due to the introduction of new law regarding presumptive service connection for diabetes mellitus, which may affect his case.

The Board found that the veteran's cause of death, acute peripheral neuropathy, was not related to his service-connected peripheral neuropathy.

The veteran's appeal has been withdrawn by the appellant, and thus the case is dismissed.

The Board granted a 10 percent rating for left ulnar neuropathy, secondary to the service-connected left shoulder disorder. The increased rating for post-operative left shoulder disability was not addressed in this decision.

The Board has determined that the veteran's peripheral neuropathy was incurred during his active military service and granted service connection for this condition.

The Board has determined that the appellant's spinal cord injury with neuropathy of both legs was incurred during service and granted service connection for this condition.

The Board found that peripheral neuropathy was not incurred in or aggravated by the veteran's active duty service and denied his claim for service connection. The low back disability, rated as 50 percent disabling, was also denied an increased evaluation.

The VA denied the veteran's claim for service connection for peripheral neuropathy, attributing it to a lack of evidence showing its onset during or as a result of his military service, including exposure to Agent Orange.

The VA denied a higher evaluation for the veteran's service-connected right index finger condition, finding that it did not meet the criteria for a rating in excess of 10 percent.