The Board denied the veteran's claims for an earlier effective date for a compensable rating of his cervical spine disability and service connection for residuals of shrapnel wound to the left jaw, finding that the earliest effective dates provided by law were appropriate.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the earliest effective dates provided by law (March 8, 1991 for the cervical spine disability and the date of receipt of the claim for service connection) were appropriate given the evidence in the file.
- Claimed conditions
- cervical spine disability, residuals of shrapnel wound to the left jaw
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 24, 2001
- Citation
- 0114548
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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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