The Veteran's appeals for service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral lower and upper extremities have been dismissed.,The Veteran's appeal for a disability rating in excess of 40 percent for bilateral feet gouty arthritis prior to February 28, 2022, has been denied.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew his appeals regarding peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral lower and upper extremities.
- Claimed conditions
- Peripheral neuropathy of bilateral lower extremities, Peripheral neuropathy of bilateral upper extremities, Bilateral feet gouty arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- October 27, 2022
- Citation
- 22060320
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What this means for you
A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot. It says more about procedure than about whether a claim like this can win.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection of peripheral neuropathy of bilateral lower extremities, finding that it is less likely than not related to his military service.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for hypertension on a secondary basis to the extent it is related to the Veteran's service-connected unspecified anxiety disorder. The left knee disability, diabetes, and peripheral neuropathy of bilateral lower extremities are denied as not being related to service.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected bilateral upper and lower extremity peripheral neuropathy has prevented him from securing and maintaining substantially gainful occupation since April 2008.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper extremities is denied as there was no communication prior to March 31, 2010 indicating intent to seek this service connection.
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