Peripheral neuropathy Board decisions

The Board granted a rating of 40 percent for left upper, left lower, and right lower extremity neuropathy but remanded the claims for service connection for a left hip disability and entitlement to TDIU.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for right and left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy to obtain a more complete medical examination.

The Board dismissed the appeals for increased ratings and TDIU as moot because the benefits sought have already been granted effective May 27, 2022.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased disability ratings for diabetic peripheral neuropathy of both upper extremities, finding that the evidence did not support a rating in excess of 20 percent.

The Board granted an initial 30 percent rating for right upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, a 20 percent rating for left upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, and a 10 percent rating for hypertension. The claim for an initial compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss was denied.

The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death while it was pending.

The Board denied an effective date earlier than July 10, 2023, for the grant of a 10 percent disability rating for the service-connected left fourth toe disability.

The Board granted service connection for low back disability, to include pain, and left and right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, to include as due to the service-connected back disability.

The Board granted service connection for chronic pain syndrome and pudendal neuropathy, finding that the Veteran's Agent Orange exposure was a proximate cause in his development of these conditions.

The Board denied service connection for IBS, chronic fatigue syndrome, and increased ratings for bilateral foot conditions and bilateral hearing loss. The TBI, cervical spine, left knee, right knee, lower left extremity neurological condition, lower right extremity neurological condition, and neuropathy of the right ankle residuals were remanded.

The Board granted service connection for right upper extremity neuropathy, finding it to be secondary to a service-connected cervical spine disability.

The Board remands the claims for a higher rating and service connection due to an error in providing notice of the Veteran's right to a pre-decisional hearing.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for the awards of service connection for diabetes mellitus, left and right lower extremity diabetic neuropathy, and higher ratings for residuals of a gunshot wound to the left leg with fractured tibia and fibula, injury to muscle group XII, shortening of the leg, damage to the peroneal nerve, radiculopathy, and diabetic neuropathy, but granted an initial 20% rating for right lower extremity diabetic neuropathy.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for sensory neuropathy, right femoral nerve, secondary to VA treatment provided in January 2012, due to incomplete records and unreadable signatures.

The Board remands the matters for additional development, including an SSOC to be issued after receiving any new evidence.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a low back disorder, left knee condition, and peripheral neuropathy of the left lower extremity due to inadequate VA examination reports.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of June 23, 2003 for the grant of service connection for hypertension and higher initial disability ratings for diabetic peripheral neuropathy in both upper extremities.

The Board granted earlier effective dates for the grant of service connection for various neuropathy conditions and dismissed an appeal for a higher disability rating for GERD.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, diabetes mellitus, type II (DMII), right upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, left upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, and erectile dysfunction. Service connection was granted for a lumbar spine disorder, headaches, and dizziness. The TDIU claim was dismissed as moot.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for increased ratings and a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.