Peripheral neuropathy Board decisions

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper extremities and TDIU due to insufficient evidence regarding the etiology of the Veteran's conditions.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not prevent him from securing and following substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is not service-connected as it did not manifest during or within one year after his military service.,His hypertension was not service-connected because there is no evidence of onset during service and the preponderance of the evidence does not support a finding that it is secondary to his service-connected heart disease.

The Board has granted service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the right upper, lower extremities and left upper, lower extremities as secondary to service-connected diabetes mellitus type II. The Veteran's PTSD claim is remanded.

The Board has granted the petition to reopen the claim for hepatitis C and denied service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II, peripheral neuropathy of the left lower extremity, and peripheral neuropathy of the right lower extremity.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for further development, including verification of Agent Orange exposure and VA examinations.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the left and right lower extremities due to herbicide exposure. The claims are inextricably intertwined with his diabetes mellitus type II claim, which is pending elsewhere.

The Veteran's claims for higher ratings for peripheral neuropathy of the upper extremities are granted, with a 20 percent rating prior to March 16, 2018 and a 30 percent rating thereafter.

The Veteran's petition to reopen his claim of service connection for lung problems (claimed as emphysema) is granted. The claims for peripheral neuropathy and diabetes mellitus type II are remanded due to the need to verify Agent Orange exposure.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral peripheral neuropathy of the lower extremities, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, a nerve condition of the chest, arms, and back, chloracne, and epilepsy were denied as new and material evidence was not received to reopen any of these claims.,Service connection for bilateral hearing loss was denied due to lack of audiometric findings meeting VA criteria for hearing loss. Service connection for tinnitus was denied based on a one-year presumption and continuity of symptomatology since service.,Service connection for a nerve condition of the chest, arms, and back and chloracne were denied as there is no evidence showing these conditions in service or related to service.,Service connection for epilepsy was denied due to lack of direct service connection based on in-service noise exposure, herbicide exposure, or continuity of symptomatology. Presumptive service connection based on herbicide exposure was also denied.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, peripheral neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities (claimed as secondary to diabetes mellitus), and tinnitus has been remanded due to insufficient evidence. The Board found that new and material evidence had been received to reopen the claim for bilateral hearing loss but is seeking further examination or opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's tinnitus.

The Board dismissed the appeal regarding whether new and material evidence has been received to reopen a claim of entitlement to service connection for bilateral hearing loss. The issue of an evaluation in excess of 20 percent for neuropathy, left lower leg and foot, status post shrapnel wound is remanded.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for TTP was denied prior to December 9, 2018. From December 9, 2018, a rating of 70 percent for TTP is granted. The service connection claims for hives and peripheral neuropathy were both denied.

The Veteran's service connection for diabetic sensory neuropathy of the left and right lower extremities has been granted with an effective date of February 19, 2014.,Service connection for a sleep disorder, to include sleep apnea, is denied.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities due to conflicting evidence. The Veteran's service-connected squamous cell carcinoma of the vocal cords/larynx is being considered as potentially aggravating his claimed neurological disabilities.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is granted effective from August 14, 2018, as he has been unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment due to his service-connected disabilities since at least December 2008.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection of eye disability, fecal leakage, and ED have been dismissed. The appeals for peripheral neuropathy of the LUE and RUE, a rating in excess of 10 percent for CAD prior to June 29, 2018, and TDIU are being remanded.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper and lower extremities have been reopened, but a rating in excess of 50 percent for PTSD remains denied.,The Veteran’s TDIU claim has also been remanded.

The Veteran's claim for service connection has been remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations and opinions regarding his left foot conditions. The issues of peripheral neuropathy, left foot drop, and residuals of a bunionectomy are being addressed.

The Veteran's left upper extremity ulnar neuropathy and mononeuropathy multiplex have been granted an initial 30 percent rating, but no higher, for the entire period on appeal.