Dismissed
The appeal for an earlier effective date prior to August 29, 2014, for service connection for left and right lower extremity neuropathy was dismissed as there is no legal right to the benefit sought.
The deciding factor: There is nothing in the claims file that constitutes a notice of disagreement or new and material evidence within one year of the May 2016 rating decision establishing August 29, 2014, as the effective date for service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- left lower extremity neuropathy, right lower extremity neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 27, 2025
- Citation
- A25018330
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