The Veteran's original claim for service connection was received on December 4, 2003. The Board finds that the earliest date entitlement arose is November 2004 when he was diagnosed with peripheral neuropathy and carpal tunnel syndrome of the right upper extremity. Therefore, an effective date of December 4, 2003, for the grant of service connection is granted.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's original claim included a description of numbness in his hands, which could reasonably encompass peripheral neuropathy and carpal tunnel syndrome. The earliest diagnosis was made on November 20, 2004, when he was diagnosed with diabetic peripheral neuropathy and bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome right greater than left.
- Claimed conditions
- Peripheral neuropathy, Carpal tunnel syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 21, 2012
- Citation
- 1210408
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