The Board denied service connection for cervical dysplasia and to a higher rating for her back disability. The veteran filed a timely Notice of Appeal, but the case was dismissed with prejudice due to an agreement between the parties. The RO granted service connection for post-service hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy effective June 4, 2002, and later established June 1, 2001 as the effective date.
The deciding factor: The case was dismissed due to an agreement between the parties, which precluded seeking revision of that decision on the basis of clear and unmistakable error. The earliest possible effective date for service connection is the date the reopened claim was received (June 1, 2001).
- Claimed conditions
- post-service hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 4, 2007
- Citation
- 0709751
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