The Board has denied the veteran's appeals for service connection for blood clots and cancer, as well as his appeal for a temporary total disability rating under 38 C.F.R. § 4.30 following cervical spine surgery in 1995. The effective date of TDIU benefits was determined to be July 15, 1996.
The deciding factor: The veteran did not submit a formal claim for TDIU within one year after being provided the necessary forms by VA, and thus his appeal for an earlier effective date is denied.
- Claimed conditions
- blood clots, cancer, cervical spine disorder, heart disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 28, 2004
- Citation
- 0416952
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew the appeal for service connection for a cervical spine disorder and bilateral cataracts of the eyes.
- Denied
The Board denied the claims for an increased rating for the left shoulder disorder, service connection for a cervical spine disorder, service connection for a right arm disorder, and service connection for a left arm disorder.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for blood clots to afford the Veteran a VA examination and obtain a medical opinion regarding the etiology of his condition, as he has a history of lower extremity blood clots and participated in toxic exposure risk activities during service.
- Partly granted
The Board dismissed the claims for service connection for right and left lower extremity, lumbar radiculopathy as they were already granted. The claims for service connection for a right hip disorder, left hip disorder, right elbow disorder, left elbow disorder, and cervical spine disorder are remanded for further development.
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