The Board granted an effective date of November 5, 2019 for the awards of service connection for peripheral neuropathy affecting all four extremities.
The deciding factor: The ITF was submitted on the same day as a complete application for an increased rating for lung cancer, but since it was not submitted via the VA claims submission service website, the ITF remained active and the subsequent complete application for service connection for peripheral neuropathy was received within one year of the ITF.
- Claimed conditions
- Peripheral neuropathy of the right upper extremity, Peripheral neuropathy of the left upper extremity, Peripheral neuropathy of the right lower extremity, Peripheral neuropathy of the left lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 31, 2025
- Citation
- A25009073
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