Peripheral neuropathy — all decisions

The Board denied service connection for 20 conditions including depression, anxiety, and traumatic brain injury, finding insufficient evidence of in-service incurrence or nexus. The Board remanded three conditions (back condition, left lower extremity neuropathy, and left leg condition) for further adjudication.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for smoldering myeloma, and bilateral upper and lower extremity peripheral neuropathy due to insufficient evidence regarding the onset of symptoms and potential interrelatedness of conditions.

The Board granted service connection for left lower extremity neuropathy, right lower extremity neuropathy, erectile dysfunction, a skin disability diagnosed as dermatitis, and COPD, all secondary to in-service exposure to toxins including herbicides. The initial compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss was denied.

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to earlier effective dates for the awards of service connection for a left muscle group V status post gunshot wound condition and residual radial and median nerve neuropathy, s/p gunshot wound, left upper extremity.

The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection and increased ratings due to the Veteran's withdrawal of certain claims, and denied other claims based on a lack of evidence supporting current diagnoses or sufficient symptoms.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD was granted a 100 percent rating from February 14, 2023, and increased ratings were granted for his diabetic peripheral neuropathy in the lower extremities.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for the grant of service connection for left and right upper extremity neuropathy with hand arthralgia, as well as a skin disability of the bilateral hands.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including a lumbar spine disability, neuropathy, and bilateral hip and shoulder disabilities, as well as non-compensable ratings for residuals of right inguinal hernia repair and a scar associated with that surgery.

The Board remands the claims for service connection and compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 due to a need for additional evidence, specifically outstanding military personnel records and service treatment records, as well as an adequate medical opinion.

The appeal for a higher rating for left lower extremity femoral neuropathy was denied, as the Veteran's condition did not meet the criteria for a rating in excess of 20 percent. The claim for an initial disability rating in excess of 10 percent for multinodular goiter with intermittent hyperthyroidism and syncopal episodes associated with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation is remanded.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for peripheral neuropathy of both lower extremities to obtain an addendum medical opinion.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection for chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP), and the Board dismissed the appeal.

The Board dismissed the Veteran's appeal for service connection for diabetes mellitus type II, bilateral lower extremity diabetic peripheral neuropathy, a kidney transplant, and a liver transplant. The issues of service connection for a bilateral eye disability and hypertension were remanded.

The appeal for service connection and increased rating for sinusitis and sinus headaches was dismissed due to a prohibited concurrent election under the modernized review system. The claims for peripheral neuropathy, low back disability, and psychiatric disability were remanded for further development.

The Board granted the appeal to restore the 20 percent evaluation for left lower extremity diabetic peripheral neuropathy effective June 1, 2025, as the reduction was improper.

The Board granted an initial 20 percent rating for peripheral neuropathy of the right lower extremity but denied a higher rating and any rating in excess of 10 percent for peripheral neuropathy of the left lower extremity.

The Board denied service connection for all claimed conditions as there was no evidence of a current disability or an etiological link to the Veteran's military service.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to a rating in excess of 40 percent for left lower extremity neuropathy for further development, including securing an adequate VA examination.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding that the evidence is at least in approximate balance regarding whether the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea is due to PTSD.

The Board granted earlier effective dates for the grants of service connection for right and left foot pes planus, metatarsalgia, and plantar fasciitis, an effective date of April 22, 2020, for the grant of service connection for right and left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, and a TDIU. However, it denied higher ratings for bilateral cavus and compensable disability ratings for scars.