The Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for service connection of various conditions were denied.,No specific reasons or bases are provided in the decision summary.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the criteria for an earlier effective date had not been met for all the issues raised, as the evidence did not demonstrate entitlement to such a date based on the dates and circumstances of the Veteran's service connection claims.
- Claimed conditions
- Chronic Renal Disease (CRD), Diabetes Mellitus, Type II (DM), Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy of the Sciatic Nerve of the Left Lower Extremity, Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy of the Sciatic Nerve of the Right Lower Extremity, Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy of the Femoral Nerve of the Left Lower Extremity, Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy of the Femoral Nerve of the Right Lower Extent, Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy of the Left Upper Extremity, Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy of the Right Upper Extremity, Major Depressive Disorder (MDD), Moderate Non-Proliferative Retinopathy with Macular Edema
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 6, 2024
- Citation
- A24072140
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,316 · Granted: 43% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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