The Board denied earlier effective dates for the grant of service connection for various lower extremity peripheral neuropathies, finding that no prior claims were filed before February 5, 2016.
The deciding factor: No prior formal or informal claim was found to have been filed by the Veteran for these specific neuropathies before February 5, 2016.
- Claimed conditions
- left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy of the anterior crural nerve, right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy of the anterior crural nerve, left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy of the external cutaneous nerve, right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy of the external cutaneous nerve, left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy of the ilio-inguinal nerve, right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy of the ilio-inguinal nerve, left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy of the obturator nerve, right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy of the obturator nerve
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- June 28, 2022
- Citation
- 22037047
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- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew all appeals regarding his service-connected conditions and related disability ratings, effective as of March 16, 2026.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for a higher rating for various conditions, including lumbar spine disability and peripheral neuropathies, due to an incomplete record of private treatment records.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy of various nerves.
- Partly granted
The Board granted a 70 percent rating for major depressive disorder from January 31, 2020, and denied ratings in excess of 30 percent prior to that date. The Board also granted a 30 percent rating for left and right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy starting May 12, 2021.
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