The Veteran's claims for hypertension and bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy were denied. The effective dates for the awards of service connection for diabetes mellitus type 2, upper extremities peripheral neuropathy associated with diabetes mellitus type 2, and lower extremities peripheral neuropathy associated with diabetes mellitus type 2 are all denied as they do not meet the criteria for an earlier effective date.,The Veteran's claims for hypertension were not addressed in this decision.
The deciding factor: The clinical evidence of record does not reflect that the Veteran was diagnosed with hypertension prior to January 31, 2008. The effective dates for the awards of service connection are denied as they do not meet the criteria for an earlier effective date.,The clinical records do not reflect that the Veteran had continued upper extremity peripheral neuropathy since May 8, 2001 and lower extremities peripheral neuropathy since January 31, 2007. The effective dates for the awards of service connection are denied as they do not meet the criteria for an earlier effective date.
- Claimed conditions
- diabetes mellitus, peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper extremities
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 28, 2012
- Citation
- 1240462
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