Peripheral neuropathy Board decisions

Service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II is granted. An effective date earlier than February 17, 2010 for the grant of service connection for coronary artery disease is denied. Service connection for hypertension, erectile dysfunction, and peripheral neuropathy secondary to diabetes mellitus, type II is remanded.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a need for an addendum medical opinion regarding whether the service-connected right zygomatic fracture aggravated the non-service-connected depression.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral upper and lower extremity diabetic neuropathy secondary to the Veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further action on service connection claims, including a claim for cause of death. No other issues have been resolved.

The Veteran's service-connected limitation of extension of the right arm is currently rated at 20% effective September 11, 2019. The Board denied a higher initial rating prior to this date.,The Veteran's service-connected ulnar neuropathy of the right upper extremity was initially rated at 30%. The Board denied an increased rating after September 11, 2019.

The Board has granted service connection for Parkinson's disease, but the claims for peripheral neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities are remanded due to conflicting medical opinions.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bladder cancer and nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy has been granted. Service connection for CAD is denied.

The Board dismissed the Veteran's claims of entitlement to increased ratings for various conditions, including DM II, peripheral neuropathies, and COPD. The claim for service connection for COPD was reopened due to new evidence submitted by the appellant.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for peripheral neuropathy in multiple extremities due to herbicide exposure and/or as secondary to a service-connected disability. Additional development is needed, including obtaining treatment records and VA opinions addressing the nature and etiology of any diagnosed peripheral neuropathy.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for low back condition and bilateral upper and lower extremity peripheral neuropathy due to inadequate examination reports in prior decisions. The AOJ must obtain all outstanding electronic medical records, including VistA Imaging, and provide an adequate VA examination to determine the etiology of these conditions.

The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus and bilateral peripheral neuropathy of the lower extremities, finding that there is no evidence to support a link between these conditions and active service.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for type II diabetes mellitus, diabetic neuropathy, and erectile dysfunction due to herbicide exposure. The case is returned to the AOJ for further development.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his left and right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy of the femoral and sciatic nerves were denied. The Veteran was granted a separate rating for diabetic peripheral neuropathy, but this claim is still considered to be on appeal.

The Board has dismissed the appeals for service connection due to the appellant's death.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for type II diabetes mellitus has been reopened due to new evidence. The claims for diabetic neuropathy and sleep apnea with COPD are being remanded as they are inextricably intertwined with the diabetes mellitus claim.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including diabetes mellitus type II, diabetic nephropathy, erectile dysfunction, and peripheral neuropathy of the lower extremities, are being remanded for further evaluation due to a potential worsening since his last VA examination in June 2015.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional examinations to assess the current severity of his disabilities.

The Veteran's OSA and CHF are granted as secondary to his service-connected conditions. The Veteran's peripheral neuropathy is granted at a 30% evaluation.

The Board has reopened several service connection claims but denied others. The Veteran's PTSD with insomnia, depression, tinnitus, low back disability, and neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities are now granted. However, his hypertension, bilateral foot disabilities, sleep apnea, right and left upper and lower extremity neuropathies, and heart disability remain denied.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for his left upper extremity neuropathy associated with type II diabetes is denied as the evidence does not support a finding of 'severe' incomplete paralysis or more serious conditions of the nerves in the radicular groups in the left arm, and the most nearly approximated disability level is 30 percent.