Peripheral neuropathy Board decisions

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection are remanded due to the need for additional examinations and opinions.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unable to obtain and maintain substantially gainful employment consistent with his educational and occupational background, resulting in a TDIU.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's bilateral upper and lower extremity neuropathy, finding that it is related to his service-connected diabetes mellitus type II.

The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus, bilateral upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, coronary artery disease, and hypertension as the evidence did not establish that these conditions were incurred or caused by service.

The Veteran's diabetes was rated at 20 percent prior to December 1, 2014. The Board found that the evidence did not support a higher rating due to lack of medical necessity for regulation of activities. For TDIU, the Veteran had multiple service-connected disabilities but his combined disability rating was never high enough to meet the criteria for schedular consideration.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes, lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, and upper extremity peripheral neuropathy were denied due to lack of new and material evidence.,Service connection was denied for upper extremity peripheral neuropathy as there is no established in-service incurrence or a link between the condition and service.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete medical records and inadequate opinions regarding the relationship between the Veteran's current eye conditions and service. The issue of an initial compensable rating for right eye hyperphoria is being returned to the AOJ for further development.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for bilateral plantar fasciitis, left and right knee disabilities, and residual scar from inguinal hernia repair due to potential service connection issues.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to unsuccessful attempts by VA to obtain relevant records from the Veteran's SSA disability benefits file. The issues of entitlement to service connection for kidney disorder, peripheral neuropathy, erectile dysfunction, and COPD are being remanded for additional development.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus type II is rated at 20 percent, erectile dysfunction is not compensable, and the lower extremity peripheral neuropathies are each rated at 20 percent prior to February 14, 2022, and 40 percent since that date.

The appeal of the service connection claims for multiple conditions has been dismissed due to the appellant's death.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, ischemic heart disease, coronary artery disease, diabetes mellitus, peripheral neuropathies of the upper and lower extremities, hypertension, and tinnitus, render him incapable of securing or following a substantially gainful occupation. The Board has granted his claim for TDIU.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for type II diabetes mellitus and diabetic neuropathy of the left upper and bilateral lower extremities, finding that the conditions did not meet the criteria for higher ratings under the applicable diagnostic codes.

The Board has granted an effective date of December 23, 2014 for the evaluation of loss of use of both hands due to service-connected peripheral neuropathy of the upper extremities and SMC based on loss of use of both hands.

Effective September 1, 2010, the Veteran is granted separate ratings of 10% for RUE and LUE peripheral neuropathy associated with diabetes mellitus, type II.

The Board has restored the Veteran's service connection for bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, finding that the RO improperly severed this connection and did not apply the clear and unmistakable error standard.

The Veteran's need for aid and attendance is not due to his service-connected conditions, but rather to non-service connected disabilities like Parkinson's disease. As a result, the claim for special monthly compensation based on aid and attendance is denied.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for diabetes mellitus and diabetic neuropathy have been dismissed due to his death.

The Board denied service connection for a heart condition, diabetes mellitus, stroke residuals, right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, and left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy. The evidence did not support the Veteran's claims of direct service connection or secondary to his service-connected diabetes mellitus.,The Board found that there was no in-service exposure to herbicide agents or other toxins linked to these conditions. The Veteran's heart condition is presumed to have existed prior to service, and he has not provided credible evidence linking it to service. His diabetes mellitus and stroke residuals are not considered presumptively related to herbicide agent exposure. The peripheral neuropathy was first diagnosed many years after service.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for Meniere's disease, diabetes mellitus, and diabetic peripheral neuropathy due to conflicting opinions from VA examiners. The Veteran is asked to provide additional evidence or undergo further examination.