Peripheral neuropathy Board decisions

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection of a left foot condition, finding that there is no evidence to support his belief that he injured his left foot during service and that any current left foot neuropathy is not related to his service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper and lower extremities, as well as monoclonal gammopathy. The Board found that there was no evidence to support a direct link between these conditions and the Veteran's military service or exposure to herbicide agents.

The Veteran's left lower extremity diabetic peripheral neuropathy is rated at a 40 percent disability rating, which represents moderately severe incomplete paralysis of the sciatic nerve group.

The Board has determined that additional development is necessary due to the Veteran's testimony indicating worsening of his service-connected bilateral hearing loss and peripheral neuropathy, and he received continued treatment for these disabilities. The Board finds new VA examinations are needed to determine the current level of severity of his service-connected disabilities.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for neuropathy of the left lower extremity, finding that there is relative equipoise in the evidence regarding whether this condition had its onset during his active service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for neurological disorders of the left and right upper extremities have been denied as there is no evidence that these conditions had their onset during service or are related to a service-connected disability.,The VA examinations provided opinions indicating that the Veteran's current neurological disorders are not caused by his service-connected diabetes mellitus type II.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of May 20, 2014, for the award of service connection for alopecia is granted. The Veteran's claim for a compensable disability evaluation for alopecia is denied. The Veteran's claim for service connection for post-surgical occipital neuropathy secondary to his service-connected pseudofolliculitis barbae is granted.

The Board has dismissed all claims for service connection as no justiciable case or controversy is before the Board.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent disabling, effective from July 21, 2022.,The Veteran is granted a total disability evaluation based upon individual unemployability due to his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation prior to April 14, 2020.

The Board has granted service connection for right and left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy due to exposure to herbicide agents, including Agent Orange. The decision is based on a private medical opinion that the Veteran's condition is related to his service.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development due to incomplete opinions and additional evidence is needed. The Veteran's bilateral upper extremity peripheral neuropathy claims are still pending.

The Veteran's sleep apnea, left and right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, and PTSD are all granted service connection. The Veteran's supraventricular arrhythmia is denied as not related to service.

The Veteran's claim for TDIU prior to December 18, 2015 is remanded due to the need for further development and examination. The AOJ must verify the date of last full-time employment and schedule a VA examination to assess functional impairment from service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation prior to December 11, 2013.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for a lumbar spine disorder and right lower extremity neuropathy due to in-service injury, as well as for an addendum opinion regarding the etiology of the lumbar spine disorders.

The Veteran's service connection claim for headaches is denied, while the claim for cryptogenic sensory polyneuropathy is granted.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development and an etiological opinion regarding the respiratory disorder, left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, and right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy.

The Board has dismissed all service connection claims due to the Veteran's death.

The Veteran's hypertension and peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper and lower extremities have been reopened, but service connection is not granted.,Service connection for brain ischemia has been remanded.