Peripheral neuropathy Board decisions

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hip arthritis. Service connection was denied for lower back disability, right and left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, and right shoulder disability.

The Veteran's migraine headaches are granted a 50% rating, effective May 16, 2015. The Board also found that the Veteran is now in receipt of a combined 100% rating for her service-connected disabilities prior to April 5, 2016, making TDIU moot.

The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for left and right upper extremity peripheral neuropathy due to incomplete opinions from a VA examiner. The Veteran's symptoms have been present since service, but there is uncertainty about their relation to his current service-connected conditions.

The Veteran's service connection for diabetes mellitus II is granted. The Veteran's claim for service connection to bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, to include as due to DM II, is remanded.

Your appeals regarding your disabilities have been dismissed due to the Veteran's death. The Board does not have jurisdiction to proceed with these matters.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for increased ratings due to the need for further development and examination of his right wrist and left lower extremity conditions.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and rating determinations are being remanded due to the need for additional examinations and evidence.

The Board denied service connection for a low back disability and right lower extremity neuropathy as secondary to service-connected disability, and denied TDIU. The Veteran's current disabilities were not shown to be related to his military service.

The Board has granted service connection for right lower extremity neuropathy and left lower extremity neuropathy, finding that the Veteran's disabilities are at least as likely as not related to his active duty service.

The Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 is remanded due to the inadequacy of a previous VA medical opinion, and additional evidence may be needed to determine if there was a delay in treatment that led to additional disability.

The Board has remanded the cases of upper extremity peripheral neuropathy and eye disability, to include dry eyes, for further development due to inadequate opinions regarding their etiology.

The Veteran's peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral lower extremities is not etiologically related to service, including as due to exposure to herbicide agents. The Board denied service connection for this condition.

Service connection for RA and DM is granted on a presumptive basis due to herbicide exposure. Service connection for PN related to DM is also granted. PTSD is rated at the current level of disability.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for diabetes and peripheral neuropathy of both the left upper and lower extremities due to ambiguity in the evidence regarding the Veteran's diagnosis and treatment history. The AOJ is instructed to consider these issues on the merits.

The Board has denied service connection for various conditions, including depression and PTSD, left ulnar neuropathy, sleep apnea, gastrointestinal disorder, headaches, and hypertension. The claims are being remanded to further evaluate these issues.

The Board has reopened the previously denied claims of service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the left and right lower extremities, but has remanded them due to insufficient evidence regarding their etiology.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II, with erectile dysfunction, and diabetic neuropathy of the bilateral lower extremities (sciatic and femoral nerves) was denied as his formal application was not received within one year following his intent to file a claim. The effective date remains June 29, 2016.

The Board denied increased ratings for residuals of Morton's neuroma, left foot scar; residuals of Morton's neuroma, left foot; and peripheral neuropathy of the foot, residual from left foot neuroma excision.

The Board has decided to remand the claim of entitlement to total disability due to individual unemployability (TDIU) for further development and readjudication.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper and lower extremities are remanded due to conflicting evidence regarding the presence and etiology of such conditions.