The Board denied the Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates and higher initial ratings for peripheral neuropathy of both sciatic and femoral nerves in the right and left lower extremities, finding no factually ascertainable date of diagnosis or onset prior to specified dates.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support an earlier effective date as there was no medical documentation indicating a diagnosis or symptoms related to the femoral nerve prior to February 2021. For the sciatic nerves, September 16, 2010, was determined to be the earliest allowable date.
- Claimed conditions
- Peripheral neuropathy of the right lower extremity, sciatic nerve, Peripheral neuropathy of the left lower extremity, sciatic nerve, Peripheral neuropathy of the right lower extremity, femoral nerve, Peripheral neuropathy of the left lower extremity, femoral nerve
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 3, 2025
- Citation
- A25009410
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- Denied
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