The Veteran's claims for service connection for CAD, peripheral neuropathy of the LLE, LUE, RLE, and RUE, and ED were denied as his effective dates are set at April 2, 2013.,No earlier effective date is granted due to lack of prior formal or informal claim.
The deciding factor: The Veteran did not file a formal or informal claim for the conditions before April 2, 2013, and thus no retroactive effective dates are applicable under VA regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- CAD with MI and status post coronary bypass surgery, Peripheral neuropathy of the LLE, Peripheral neuropathy of the LUE, Peripheral neuropathy of the RLE, Peripheral neuropathy of the RUE, ED
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 14, 2019
- Citation
- 19111834
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