The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral lower and upper extremities is denied. The Board found that no CUE was present in the December 1966 rating decision, as the correct facts were not before the adjudicator at that time.
The deciding factor: The Veteran did not submit an informal claim or evidence indicating entitlement to service connection for peripheral neuropathy prior to September 9, 2013. The effective date is therefore set at the earliest possible date of receipt of the new claim, which was September 9, 2013.
- Claimed conditions
- Peripheral neuropathy, Rheumatoid arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 24, 2018
- Citation
- 18120961
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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