The veteran seeks earlier effective dates for service connection and compensation for seizure disorder, headaches as secondary to a service-connected seizure disorder, and TDIU. The RO granted these benefits with effective dates of December 30, 1994, December 31, 2001, and December 31, 2001 respectively.,The veteran's claim for earlier effective date for service connection and compensation for seizure disorder is denied as the earliest communication indicating such a claim was received on December 30, 1994. The RO granted service connection with an effective date of December 30, 1994.
The deciding factor: The veteran's claims were not filed prior to the dates assigned by the RO.
- Claimed conditions
- Seizure disorder, Headaches
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- March 10, 2006
- Citation
- 0606951
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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