The Board granted an earlier effective date of November 18, 2021, for the grant of service connection for left lower extremity external cutaneous nerve peripheral neuropathy.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claim was continuously pursued since November 18, 2021, and the evidence supports an effective date as of that date.
- Claimed conditions
- left lower extremity external cutaneous nerve peripheral neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 10, 2025
- Citation
- A25087985
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 163 · Granted: 31% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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- Denied
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