The Board denied the veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date for service connection of right and left upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, as the earliest claim was received on September 24, 2020.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on the requirement that the effective date be the later of the date of claim or the date entitlement arose, with no evidence of a prior claim for these conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- right upper extremity (RUE) peripheral neuropathy, left upper extremity (LUE) peripheral neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 18, 2025
- Citation
- A25053492
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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for right and left lower extremity diabetic neuropathy, but denied a higher rating for type II diabetes mellitus. The claims for increased ratings of upper extremity peripheral neuropathy and psychiatric disability were remanded.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for further development, including obtaining medical opinions to address the nature and etiology of the claimed conditions and their relationship to service-connected disabilities.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for hypothyroidism and peripheral neuropathy in the left, right, lower, and upper extremities as there is no evidence linking these conditions to the Veteran's military service.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for diabetes mellitus and peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper and lower extremities, as secondary to diabetes mellitus.
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