Peripheral neuropathy Board decisions

The Board denied service connection for peripheral neuropathy in the right and left upper extremities as there was no current diagnosis of these conditions.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for the award of service connection and initial ratings for various conditions, except for left upper extremity radial and lower radicular group peripheral neuropathy which was granted an earlier effective date.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus, finding no evidence of a current disability and that the Veteran's symptoms did not meet the criteria for recurrent tinnitus.

The Board granted service connection for a heart disability and peripheral neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities, as well as residuals of a stroke, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board granted service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II, right and left lower extremity diabetic peripheral neuropathy (sciatic and femoral), and hypertension based on in-service exposure to herbicide agents.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and a separate compensable rating for erectile dysfunction associated with diabetes mellitus, as well as for peripheral neuropathy in various extremities.

The Board granted service connection for cold injury residuals of the bilateral lower extremities, to include peripheral neuropathy, based on evidence showing in-service exposure and ongoing symptoms.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a right lower extremity disability and left upper extremity disability to better reflect the scope of the claims.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for service connection and ratings, except for TDIU and DEA which were granted as of May 1, 2020.

The Board granted service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II, hypertension, and various peripheral neuropathies and cardiovascular disease as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus, type II. The Board also granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to in-service noise exposure.

The Veteran's migraines are reasonably shown to have manifested by very frequent, completely prostrating and prolonged attacks productive of severe economic inadaptability, warranting a 50 percent rating.

The Board granted a disability rating of 30 percent for left upper extremity idiopathic neuropathy, finding the Veteran's symptoms to be equivalent to moderate incomplete paralysis.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hip arthritis, a bilateral knee condition, bilateral foot peripheral neuropathy, and toe fungus due to a lack of evidence showing current disabilities related to these conditions during or proximate to the pendency of the claim.

The Board denied the claim for service connection for an eye disability, currently diagnosed as left eye blindness due to pseudotumor cerebri with left eye optic neuropathy, bilateral optic atrophy, and bilateral papilledema.

The Board remands the claims for further development, including obtaining additional VA treatment records and opinions addressing service connection theories.

The Board granted entitlement to TDIU from January 23, 2015 to October 16, 2017 based on the aggregate impact of the Veteran's service-connected disabilities precluding substantially gainful employment. The Board denied service connection for benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH), finding the evidence persuasively weighs against any relationship to service or service-connected disabilities.

The Board granted service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II due to presumed exposure to herbicide agents and secondary peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper and lower extremities.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) as there was not sufficient evidence to show that his service-connected disabilities rendered him unable to secure and follow substantially gainful employment.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus type II, diabetic neuropathy of both lower extremities, and hypertension due to inadequate medical opinions and missing records.

The Board granted service connection for diabetic peripheral neuropathy as it is etiologically linked to the Veteran's service-connected diabetes. Other claims were remanded for further development.