The Board has dismissed the Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for his service-connected diabetes mellitus and lower extremity peripheral neuropathy as these issues are not properly before the Board due to the finality of prior rating decisions.
The deciding factor: The Veteran did not file a formal or informal claim for these conditions prior to the effective dates assigned in previous rating decisions, which became final.
- Claimed conditions
- diabetes mellitus type 2, diabetic peripheral neuropathy, left lower extremity, diabetic peripheral neuropathy, right lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 10, 2024
- Citation
- 24001782
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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
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