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 assigned
- None in this 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 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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What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) but denied service connection for peripheral neuropathy affecting both lower extremities.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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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