Peripheral neuropathy Board decisions

The Board has granted service connection for a bilateral hearing loss disability. Service connection is remanded for peripheral neuropathy and a disability resulting in discoloration of the hands.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for kidney cyst has been reopened, but the evidence does not establish a current disability or link to service. The claims of service connection for pulmonary tuberculosis and back disability are denied as new and material evidence was not received. Service connection for peripheral neuropathy is also denied.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered him unable to secure and follow substantially gainful employment since April 30, 2004. A total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) is granted effective from that date.

The Veteran meets the schedular criteria for a TDIU due to his service-connected PTSD and left-hand peripheral neuropathy, which have rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful employment. The Board granted this claim.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus, type II has been rated at 20 percent since the initial grant of service connection in April 2017. The Board found that his condition did not warrant a higher evaluation as it only required restricted diet, oral hypoglycemics, and one daily insulin injection.

The Board has decided to remand the cases for additional development and opinion regarding the Veteran's claimed tremor and peripheral neuropathy, bilateral feet.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's lumbar spine disability is service connected. The other claims for Parkinson’s disease, tremors of the head and hands, and bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy are remanded due to lack of updated medical records.

The Veteran's service-connected conditions rendered him unable to secure and maintain substantially gainful employment, leading to a grant of TDIU. Prior to January 23, 2012, the Veteran was granted SMC based on the need for regular aid and attendance due to his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's right and left upper extremity peripheral neuropathy are rated at 40 percent each, meeting the criteria for a moderate incomplete paralysis of the lower radicular group.

The Board denied service connection for left upper extremity, right upper extremity, left lower extremity, and right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy. The decision did not specify the basis for denial.

The Board has remanded two issues: the Veteran's claim for service connection for a right hand disability, including Dupuytren’s contracture and Raynaud’s Syndrome, as secondary to his service-connected gunshot wound, and his claim for service connection for chronic urticaria. The remand requires additional medical opinions on these matters.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including COPD and peripheral neuropathy, to include as secondary to herbicide agent exposure. The effective date of his total disability rating based on individual unemployability is also being remanded.

The Board has granted service connection for coronary artery disease, diabetes mellitus type II, myelodysplastic syndrome, bilateral upper and lower neuropathy disabilities, amputation of the toes and right leg, and kidney failure disability due to herbicide exposure in Thailand.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities and for TDIU on an extraschedular basis. The case is being returned for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and scheduling the Veteran for a VA examination.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for peripheral neuropathy of both his right and left lower extremities, finding that there is no evidence to support a link between these conditions and his military service.

The Veteran's left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy is currently rated at 20 percent from April 12, 2018 and a separate 20 percent rating is granted from November 16, 2019.,A higher rating for the entire appeal period or for a specific condition (DC 5162) is denied.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus is rated at 20 percent since July 2010 and denied for a higher rating. The Veteran’s chronic kidney disease with diabetic nephropathy and hypertension was granted a 60 percent disability rating from September 23, 2009.,Service connection for unspecified depressive disorder and sleep apnea is granted. Service connection for skin disorder and compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss are denied. The Veteran's TDIU claim is remanded.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating in excess of 20 percent for left lower extremity neuropathy prior to October 7, 2020 was denied.,The Veteran's claim for an increased rating in excess of 40 percent for left lower extremity neuropathy following October 7, 2020 was denied.

The Board has granted reconsideration of the June 2011 claim to reopen service connection for a skin disability of the groin and feet. The Veteran's diabetes mellitus is currently rated at 20 percent, which is the maximum rating under Diagnostic Code 7913. Increased evaluations were denied for diabetic neuropathy in both lower extremities and diabetic nephropathy.

The Veteran's adjustment disorder is rated at a 70 percent rating, effective from the date of this decision.,Service connection for right lower extremity motor neuropathy-axonal is granted as secondary to his service-connected lumbar spine disability.