Peripheral neuropathy Board decisions

The Board granted service connection for diabetes mellitus due to Agent Orange exposure, right and left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy as secondary to type II diabetes mellitus, and lung cancer.

The Board granted service connection for a heart disability, MGUS, asymptomatic multiple myeloma, smoldering multiple myeloma, and peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral hands, forearms, lower legs, and feet based on toxic exposure risk activities during active service.

The veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection and rating related to hypertension, a breathing condition, and right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 70 percent for posttraumatic stress disorder with unspecified depressive disorder and remanded claims for service connection for erectile dysfunction, peripheral neuropathy of the left upper extremity, and peripheral neuropathy of the right lower extremity.

The Veteran withdrew all issues on appeal, and the Board dismissed the appeal.

The veteran's appeal for service connection for bilateral feet peripheral neuropathy, erectile dysfunction, hypertension, and prostate cancer was dismissed due to a lack of timely filing.

The Board granted service connection for left and right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy due to in-service herbicide exposure, but remanded the claim for immune thrombocytopenia.

The Board denied an increased disability rating for diabetes mellitus type 2 and granted service connection for left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy as a secondary condition to the diabetes.

The appeal for a rating in excess of 20 percent for diabetes mellitus type II with erectile dysfunction and nephropathy was dismissed. The appeals for increased ratings for diabetic peripheral neuropathy, sciatic nerve, left lower extremity and right lower extremity were denied.

The Board granted an effective earlier date of September 13, 2012 for the award of service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the femoral nerve of both lower extremities.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy and right upper extremity cervical radiculopathy, dismissed the claim for left upper extremity cervical radiculopathy of the lower radicular group, but granted service connection for a bilateral ankle, hip, and knee disability.

The Board granted initial 20% and later 40% evaluations for various radiculopathies and peripheral neuropathies based on the severity of symptoms.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, left upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, and sleep apnea. The effective date for the grant of service connection for herpes zoster was not earlier than March 22, 2020. An initial compensable rating for herpes zoster was also denied. However, an initial 10 percent rating for allergic rhinitis, a 30 percent rating for chronic sinusitis, and a 70 percent rating for unspecified anxiety disorder were granted.

The Board granted an initial rating of 20 percent for right and left lower extremity neuropathy sciatic, resolving doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board denied service connection for insomnia and denied initial ratings in excess of 20 percent for Type II diabetes mellitus, 10 percent for right lower extremity sciatic nerve diabetic peripheral neuropathy, and 10 percent for left lower extremity sciatic nerve diabetic peripheral neuropathy. The lumbosacral strain claim was remanded.

The Board remands the claims for further development as there has not been substantial compliance with its prior remand directives.

The Board granted service connection for back injury and syrinx/hydromyelia, reopened the claims based on new evidence, and denied increased ratings for fibromyalgia, blepharospasm, small fiber neuropathy with autonomic dysfunction, and cervical spondylosis.

The appeal for service connection for peripheral neuropathy was withdrawn by the Veteran's attorney, and thus the appeal is dismissed.

The Board granted a 30 percent rating for left and right lower extremity neuropathy, characterized by severe incomplete paralysis of the external popliteal nerve.

The appeal for service connection for neuropathy associated with diabetes is dismissed as the Veteran was granted service connection in an August 2025 rating decision.