The Board granted an effective date of June 13, 2014, for the award of service connection for bilateral upper and lower extremity idiopathic peripheral neuropathy.

The deciding factor: The appropriate effective date was determined based on the earliest formal or informal communication indicating an intent to apply for benefits related to these conditions.

Claimed conditions

right upper extremity idiopathic peripheral neuropathy, left upper extremity idiopathic peripheral neuropathy, right lower extremity idiopathic peripheral neuropathy, left lower extremity idiopathic peripheral neuropathy

How they argued it

Direct service connection

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

20%

Decision date

March 7, 2025

Citation

A25021498

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