The Board denied the appellant's claims for effective dates prior to August 18, 2020, for service connection of a lumbar spine disability and prior to March 21, 2022, for bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy. The effective date for service connection was granted on August 18, 2020.
The deciding factor: The appellant did not file an informal or formal claim for the lumbar spine disability prior to August 18, 2020, and there is no evidence of a communication received by VA that can be construed as an informal or formal claim for compensation for a lumbar spine disability prior to this date.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine, Peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral lower extremities affecting the sciatic and femoral nerves
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 14, 2023
- Citation
- A23031979
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