The Board denied the Veteran's claims for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy of various nerves.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a finding that any of the claimed conditions were present within one year of discharge or that there was an increase in disability during the one-year period prior to January 27, 2020.
- Claimed conditions
- left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy of the femoral nerve, right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy of the femoral nerve, left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy of the sciatic nerve, right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy of the sciatic nerve (claimed as bilateral foot condition), right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy of the external cutaneous nerve, left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy of the external cutaneous nerve, left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy of the ilio-inguinal nerve, right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy of the ilio-inguinal nerve, left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy of the obturator nerve, right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy of the obturator nerve
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 1, 2025
- Citation
- A25056930
What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board granted initial ratings of 70 percent for right upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, 60 percent for left upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, and 30 percent each for right and left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy (femoral and sciatic nerves), while denying an increased rating for allergic rhinitis and granting a 10 percent rating for chloracne of the face, arms, and back prior to September 27, 2018.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for a higher rating for various conditions, including lumbar spine disability and peripheral neuropathies, due to an incomplete record of private treatment records.
- Partly granted
The Board granted separate ratings of 20 percent for right and left lower peripheral neuropathy of the deep peroneal nerve effective May 26, 2015, but denied increased ratings in excess of 20 percent for right and left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy of the sciatic nerve.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for right sacroiliitis and bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy, both secondary to the Veteran's service-connected thoracolumbar degenerative disc disease, as well as earlier effective dates for the award of service connection for left and right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy of the sciatic nerve.
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