The Board has decided that an effective date earlier than June 30, 2011 for the award of service connection for right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy of the sciatic nerve is not warranted. The Veteran's claim was denied in July 2010 and reopened on June 30, 2011. The Board has also decided to remand the issue of entitlement to a higher initial rating for right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy of the sciatic nerve due to a duty-to-assist error.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claim was denied in July 2010 and reopened on June 30, 2011. The Board has decided that an effective date earlier than June 30, 2011 is not warranted due to the lack of a formal or informal application to reopen the claim prior to this date.
- Claimed conditions
- right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy of the sciatic nerve
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 16, 2022
- Citation
- A22025629
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
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