Peripheral neuropathy Board decisions

The Veteran's hypertension is granted as service-connected due to presumed exposure to herbicide agents during his Vietnam service.,Service connection for OSA and neuropathy of the bilateral lower extremities are denied, with no evidence linking these conditions to herbicide exposure.

The Veteran's claims for an evaluation in excess of 10 percent for his service-connected left-sided facial neuropathy and for an earlier effective date for the award of a 50 percent evaluation of ameloblastoma with loss of teeth and loss of left mandible prior to November 29, 2023 are being remanded due to inadequate VA examinations.

The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for skin cancer, impotence, glaucoma, and neuropathy due to a lack of medical opinion regarding their etiology. The Veteran's exposure to herbicide agents is conceded.

The Board has dismissed the appeals for service connection of various conditions, including back disorder, right leg disorders, left leg disorders, right knee disorder, left knee disorder, non-electrical stress attacks, and posttraumatic stress disorder. The appeal was dismissed due to the appellant's death.

The Veteran's claim for Total Disability Rating Due to Individual Unemployability (TDIU) is granted, effective from November 4, 2016. The TDIU was previously denied prior to this date due to the Board's failure to consider whether his service-connected disabilities could be combined and considered 'one disability' under VA regulations.

The Board denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to service-connected disabilities, granted an earlier effective date of September 7, 2018 for the grant of service connection for hypertension, and granted initial ratings of 40 percent for peripheral neuropathy of both lower extremities. The TDIU claim was also granted.

The appeals of the deferrals for various disability ratings and effective dates have been dismissed.,The Veteran's claims for service connection for certain conditions were granted, but the VA RO deferred decisions on the assignments of compensable disability ratings and effective dates.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further evaluation of service connection claims, including hypertension and peripheral neuropathy. The Board found that the evidence did not meet criteria for a compensable rating for hypertension.

The Veteran's right femoral neuropathy is granted as service connected, with the opinion that it was incurred during his in-service hernia repair.

The Veteran's claim for left upper extremity peripheral neuropathy is denied as there is no evidence of a current diagnosis.,The Veteran's claims for cervical condition and lower back condition are remanded due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the etiology of these conditions.,The Veteran's claim for degenerative disc disease other than IVDS of the lumbar spine is remanded due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the etiology of this condition.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been dismissed as the NODs were not filed within a year of the AOJ's denials.,The Veteran's claims for increased ratings have not met the criteria for a compensable disability rating.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection were denied. The Veteran was not granted service connection for any conditions, but his migraine headaches and neuropathy were found to be related to his service-connected lumbar strain with mild lumbar spondylosis.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including coronary artery disease, left and right knee disabilities, diabetic neuropathy of the lower extremities, and diabetes mellitus, render him unemployable. The Board has granted a TDIU effective February 2017, which also grants basic eligibility for Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) benefits prior to April 13, 2021. Special Monthly Compensation at the housebound rate is denied as of April 13, 2021.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed because his request to extend the time to file an appeal was denied, and he did not timely file a Board Appeal request with respect to the May 2024 rating decision denying service connection for right median neuropathy with muscle atrophy and right ulnar neuropathy across the elbow.

The Board has granted the appellant's claims for service connection for left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, and myopathy, all of which are presumed to be due to exposure to herbicide agents during military service.

The Veteran's service connection for coronary artery disease (CAD) and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), both due to herbicide exposure, is granted.,Service connection for GERD secondary to PTSD is also granted. The Veteran has left lower extremity neuropathy but no current diagnosis of left upper or right lower extremity neuropathy.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus and associated peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral lower extremities have been granted effective from April 1, 2022. The ratings for diabetes mellitus are 20% and for diabetic neuropathy affecting the left and right sciatic nerves are 40%.

The Veteran's disability ratings for diabetic neuropathy and hypertension were restored to their previous levels effective November 1, 2025.

The Veteran's TDIU and DEA eligibility are granted effective May 1, 2014.,Both conditions were met for the first time on May 1, 2014.

The Veteran's hypertension was not granted an earlier effective date than August 10, 2022.,Effective February 25, 2021, the Veteran is now eligible for Dependents' Educational Assistance based on permanent and total disability status due to multiple service-connected disabilities.