The Board granted an effective date of October 8, 2021, for the award of service connection of left and right femoral CMT with polyneuropathy but denied earlier effective dates for the Veteran's left and right arm CMT with polyneuropathy.
The deciding factor: The Board found that entitlement to benefits arose on October 8, 2021, based on the first indication of symptoms related to the femoral nerves, while the date of claim was January 6, 2012, and the effective date for the arm conditions remained May 31, 2013.
- Claimed conditions
- left arm Charcot-Marie Tooth disease (CMT) with polyneuropathy, right arm Charcot-Marie Tooth disease (CMT) with polyneuropathy, left femoral Charcot-Marie Tooth disease (CMT) with polyneuropathy, right femoral Charcot-Marie Tooth disease (CMT) with polyneuropathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 22, 2025
- Citation
- A25036982
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
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