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
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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