The Board denied the Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for service connection of peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper extremities and Charcot joint disease, finding that December 6, 2007 is the earliest date of entitlement.
The deciding factor: The claim was received on December 6, 2007, which is considered the date of receipt for purposes of assigning an effective date under VA regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- Peripheral Neuropathy of the Bilateral Upper Extremities, Charcot Joint Disease
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 20, 2014
- Citation
- 1422736
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