The Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for the awards of service connection for diabetes mellitus and related peripheral neuropathies have been denied. The effective date cannot be earlier than December 6, 2022 as per VA regulations.
The deciding factor: The effective date is fixed in accordance with the facts found but shall not be earlier than the date of receipt of the supplemental claim (December 6, 2022).
- Claimed conditions
- diabetes mellitus, Type-II, diabetic peripheral neuropathy of the right upper extremity, radicular group, diabetic peripheral neuropathy of the left upper extremity, radicular group, diabetic peripheral neuropathy of the right lower extremity, femoral nerve, diabetic peripheral neuropathy of the left lower extremity, femoral nerve, diabetic peripheral neuropathy of the right lower extremity, sciatic nerve, diabetic peripheral neuropathy of the left lower extremity, sciatic nerve
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 17, 2024
- Citation
- A24084188
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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- Whole decision: Partly granted
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- Whole decision: Granted
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