The Board found that the effective dates for the grants of service connection and rating for right foot idiopathic neuropathy, right leg scar, and left ring finger tendon rupture residuals are fixed at June 13, 2001. The claims for earlier effective dates were denied as there was no pending claim prior to June 13, 2001 that could have resulted in the grants of service connection or rating.
The deciding factor: The veteran's initial claims for service connection and increased ratings were not filed until after the December 1980 and October 1994 rating actions. The effective dates are fixed at the date of receipt of the claim, which was June 13, 2001.
- Claimed conditions
- right foot idiopathic neuropathy, right leg scar, left ring finger tendon rupture residuals
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 6, 2005
- Citation
- 0527232
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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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