The Board has determined that there was no pending claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability before the current claim was received by VA on February 2, 2000. Therefore, an effective date earlier than February 2, 2000, is denied.
The deciding factor: There was no formal or informal communication from the veteran indicating intent to apply for a VA benefit related to service-connected disabilities before February 2, 2000.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a fracture at T-12 with low back pain, right shoulder injury, residuals of a right little finger fracture, vocal cord polyp, appendectomy scar
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- November 7, 2006
- Citation
- 0634463
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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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