The Veteran's claim for tinea pedis was granted with an effective date of June 17, 2010.,Effective from April 10, 2007, the Veteran is entitled to service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the right lower extremity and left lower extremity.,The Veteran's claim for peripheral neuropathy of the upper extremities was dismissed as he withdrew his appeal.,An effective date of March 13, 2015, was granted for peripheral neuropathy of the left upper extremity.,An effective date of March 13, 2015, was denied for peripheral neuropathy of the right upper extremity.,The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for bladder dysfunction with renal involvement causing voiding dysfunction is dismissed.

The deciding factor: The objective evidence prior to June 17, 2010 did not reflect skin symptoms of tinea pedis. The April 10, 2007 private treatment record showed complaints of numbness and tingling in the lower extremities.,An earlier effective date is granted as the Veteran's claim for peripheral neuropathy was raised with his September 25, 2006 claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus. The March 13, 2015 VA examination report established that the Veteran had diabetic sensory-motor peripheral neuropathy in 2009.,The Veteran withdrew his appeal as to the issue of entitlement to an effective date earlier than April 12, 2018 for bladder dysfunction with renal involvement causing voiding dysfunction.,An earlier effective date is denied as there was no evidence of symptoms or diagnosis prior to March 13, 2015. The Veteran's upper extremities were not affected by peripheral neuropathy at the time of the March 13, 2015 VA examination.,The earlier effective date for peripheral neuropathy of the right upper extremity is denied as there was no evidence of symptoms or diagnosis prior to March 13, 2015. The Veteran's upper extremities were not affected by peripheral neuropathy at the time of the March 13, 2015 VA examination.,The earlier effective date for bladder dysfunction with renal involvement causing voiding dysfunction is dismissed as the Veteran withdrew his appeal.

Claimed conditions

tinea pedis, peripheral neuropathy of the right lower extremity, peripheral neuropathy of the left lower extremity

How they argued it

Direct service connection

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

None in this decision

Decision date

February 18, 2020

Citation

20012550

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