The Board has granted service connection for mixed polyneuropathy of the bilateral lower extremities with effective dates prior to May 24, 2013. The Veteran's appeal regarding higher initial ratings and an earlier TDIU effective date is pending.
The deciding factor: Service connection was established based on direct evidence of a condition related to service without any presumption or secondary theory.
- Claimed conditions
- mixed polyneuropathy of the right lower extremity, mixed polyneuropathy of the left lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 28, 2015
- Citation
- 1545850
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for increased disability evaluations of mixed polyneuropathy of the left and right lower extremities are being remanded due to additional development needed, including a VA examination.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to non-compliance with previous remand directives regarding a VA examination for mixed polyneuropathy of both lower extremities. The examiner is asked to determine if there is separate impairment for each affected nerve or if the impairment and symptoms overlap.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the cases for additional development, including an examination to determine the current severity of the Veteran's service-connected mixed polyneuropathy of the bilateral lower extremities and whether separate ratings are warranted for each nerve involved.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected lumbar myositis, psychoneurosis and conversion hysteria, residuals of shrapnel wounds of the left thigh and pelvis with retained foreign bodies and scars, and residuals of shell fragment wounds of the right thigh and left leg. The veteran was also denied entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
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