The Board denied the appellant's claim for an effective date earlier than March 23, 1999 for a 100 percent disability rating for service-connected conversion reaction.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support granting an earlier effective date as the appellant's claim was received in September 1991 and his increased rating was granted on August 1999, effective March 23, 1999.
- Claimed conditions
- conversion reaction
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 19, 2001
- Citation
- 0111466
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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