Granted
The Board granted effective dates of May 28, 2014, for the awards of service connection for POEMS syndrome and related neuropathies.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claims were reasonably encompassed by his initial claim for POEMS syndrome in 2014, and he met the criteria under the Blue Water Navy Act for an earlier effective date.
- Claimed conditions
- POEMS syndrome, right upper extremity neuropathy, left upper extremity neuropathy, right lower extremity neuropathy, left lower extremity neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 30, 2025
- Citation
- A25008495
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