The appeal of the March 2024 denial of entitlement to service connection for LUE peripheral neuropathy is dismissed as there is no justiciable case or controversy. The issue of entitlement to service connection for RUE peripheral neuropathy is remanded.
The deciding factor: The April 2024 rating decision granted service connection for LUE diabetic peripheral neuropathy, making the appeal moot.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Upper Extremity (LUE) Peripheral Neuropathy, Right Upper Extremity (RUE) Peripheral Neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 10, 2025
- Citation
- A25033544
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,050 · Granted: 32% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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- Partly granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
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