The Veteran seeks an earlier effective date for his service connection awards of right upper extremity muscle weakness, left upper extremity muscle weakness, right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy and radiculopathy, and left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy and radiculopathy. The Board finds that the earliest possible effective dates are March 23, 2017.,The Veteran did not submit a formal or informal claim prior to March 23, 2017, for any of these disabilities.
The deciding factor: There were no formal claims or informal communications received prior to March 23, 2017, regarding the service connection awards. The earliest possible effective dates are therefore March 23, 2017.
- Claimed conditions
- Right upper extremity muscle weakness, Left upper extremity muscle weakness, Right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy and radiculopathy, Left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy and radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 11, 2023
- Citation
- 23050305
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