Peripheral neuropathy Board decisions

The Veteran's cervical strain is granted a 30% rating effective May 16, 2022.,A separate 30% rating for right upper extremity ulnar neuropathy is also granted.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection and special monthly compensation due to incomplete information regarding herbicide exposure during service. The Veteran is diagnosed with CIPD, but additional development is needed to determine if he was exposed to herbicides while in service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for TDIU, SMC based on loss of use of his left hand, and SMC based on need for aid and attendance.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to incomplete documentation of his periods of active duty, inactive duty training, and potential exposure. The RO is instructed to obtain all relevant medical records and provide addendum opinions regarding the nature and etiology of the Veteran's claimed conditions.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for diabetes mellitus and SMC based on aid and attendance due to insufficient medical evidence regarding the severity of his diabetes and inability to perform daily activities.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection on multiple conditions has been dismissed due to his death.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings of peripheral neuropathy and diabetes mellitus with erectile dysfunction are being remanded due to the need for additional development.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for CAD, prostate cancer, and hypertension are granted. The Board finds that the evidence is at least approximately balanced as to whether the Veteran was exposed to herbicide agents during his service in Guam. Therefore, herbicide exposure is conceded. As the medical evidence establishes that he has CAD and prostate cancer, service connection related to herbicide agents is presumed. Service connection for hypertension is granted due to reasonable doubt being resolved in favor of the Veteran.

The Veteran's NHL rating was reduced from 100% to 0% in October 2018, but the Board has determined that this reduction did not follow proper procedures. The case is being remanded for a new VA examination to evaluate all current residuals of his service-connected NHL.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been reopened, but the Board is remanding them due to the need for additional examinations and medical opinions.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for left and right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy (radiculopathy) were denied. The evidence did not support the assignment of higher ratings.

The Veteran's diabetic peripheral neuropathy of the left and right lower extremities is currently rated at 10 percent, but does not meet the criteria for a higher rating as it causes no more than mild incomplete paralysis of the anterior crural (femoral) nerve.

The Board has remanded the cases due to insufficient evidence and need for further examination. The Veteran's OSA is related to service, neuropathy of the upper extremities and back disability are being examined again, and a full accounting of his treatment records from Landstuhl Army Hospital in Germany must be obtained.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient compliance with previous remand directives and conflicting evidence regarding the Veteran's lower left leg disability. The examiner is required to provide an addendum opinion addressing the onset, etiology, and relationship of the Veteran's disabilities.

The Board has denied service connection for a respiratory disability, obstructive sleep apnea, left upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, and right upper extremity peripheral neuropathy due to herbicide agent exposure. The Veteran's back disability is also remanded.,Service connection was not granted for derma fibrosarcoma as it is considered unrelated to service.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus type 1, neuropathy, and bilateral eye disability due to insufficient evidence. The Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 50 percent for dysthymia with history of mood incongruent psychotic features was denied as there is no causal relationship between his service-connected condition and the claimed disabilities. The TDIU claim was also denied.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for CIDP, GERD, PTSD, a dental disability, and a skin disability are being remanded due to the submission of new evidence. The claim for service connection for GERD is reopened, but the claims for CIDP, PTSD, a dental disability, and a skin disability remain denied.

The Board denied service connection for type II diabetes mellitus, diabetic neuropathy of the lower extremities, PVD, ulcers, and hypertension as they are not related to service or herbicide exposure.

The Board has remanded the cases for further examination and readjudication due to issues with the previous examinations and new evidence presented by the Veteran.

The Board has remanded the claims for further development due to additional relevant evidence being added to the record.