The Board denied an earlier effective date for service connection and granted a 10 percent rating for the period from April 17, 1980 to November 28, 1983 for mood disorder secondary to head injury.
The deciding factor: The veteran's claim was not timely filed within one year of the December 1968 denial and thus the decision became final.
- Claimed conditions
- Mood Disorder, Head Injury
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- February 8, 2006
- Citation
- 0603690
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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