The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection of low back disorder, bronchitis, skin disorder as an undiagnosed illness, and joint pain of right elbow, left knee, and bilateral wrists due to an undiagnosed illness. The appeals were not timely filed.
The deciding factor: The veteran did not file a timely substantive appeal for the issues of service connection for low back disorder, bronchitis, skin disorder as an undiagnosed illness, and joint pain of right elbow, left knee, and bilateral wrists due to an undiagnosed illness within the required timeframes.
- Claimed conditions
- Low Back Disorder, Bronchitis, Skin Disorder (undiagnosed illness), Joint Pain of Right Elbow, Left Knee, and Bilateral Wrists (undiagnosed illness)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 6, 2003
- Citation
- 0326528
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- Remanded (sent back)
The reduction of the disability rating for headaches from 50% to 30% is not proper and is void ab initio. Effective dates are denied for various service connection claims.,Multiple issues related to initial disability ratings, effective dates, and earlier effective dates for higher ratings are remanded.
- Granted
The Veteran's initial disability rating for bronchitis with asthma is granted at a 60 percent level through December 26, 2023. The rating of 10 percent between December 27, 2023 and November 11, 2025 is denied. A higher rating since November 12, 2025 is also denied.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeals for higher ratings in excess of 10 percent for his service-connected right knee disability and low back disorder. As a result, the cases are dismissed.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of January 30, 2018, for the evaluation of bronchitis is granted. The Board found that the Veteran continuously pursued his claims and the AOJ erred in denying the claim based on incorrect appeal form submission.
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