The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for earlier effective dates for service connection of peripheral neuropathy affecting all four extremities, finding no clear and unmistakable error in prior denials and that the earliest possible effective date was June 17, 2018.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the fact that the Veteran did not file a new claim until June 17, 2019, and the earliest possible effective date under the law is one year prior to the application date of his subsequent claims.
- Claimed conditions
- Peripheral neuropathy affecting the right upper extremity, Peripheral neuropathy affecting the left upper extremity, Peripheral neuropathy affecting the right lower extremity, Peripheral neuropathy affecting the left lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 2, 2025
- Citation
- A25048532
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,081 · Granted: 38% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
This is a plain-language summary generated by AI from a public Board of Veterans’ Appeals decision. It can contain errors — always verify against the original. Read the original VA decision (opens in a new tab) using citation A25048532.
What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) but denied service connection for peripheral neuropathy affecting both lower extremities.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the appeals for ratings in excess of 20 percent for peripheral neuropathy affecting both upper extremities as the Appellant's attorney withdrew the appeal.
- Whole decision: Granted
Service connection for radiculopathy affecting the right and left upper and lower extremities has been granted, which is considered a full grant of the benefit sought with respect to peripheral neuropathy.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the right and left lower extremities, as well as major depressive disorder, all secondary to service-connected cold injury residuals.
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