The Board denied the veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date for service connection of chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy in all extremities, as no new and material evidence was received within one year of the final denial in 2015.

The deciding factor: The August 2015 rating decision became final because the Veteran did not appeal it within one year, and no new and material evidence was submitted within that period. The January 7, 2022 claim is the earliest possible effective date as there were no unadjudicated claims prior to this date.

Claimed conditions

right upper extremity chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy, left upper extremity chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy, right lower extremity chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy, left lower extremity chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy

How they argued it

Direct service connection

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

None in this decision

Decision date

October 23, 2025

Citation

A25091793

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