The Board denied the veteran's claim for an effective date prior to June 29, 2001 for the grant of service connection for cervical facet arthropathy. The decision found that no earlier effective date is warranted as the veteran did not file a new claim until June 29, 2001.
The deciding factor: The Board determined that the veteran's previous claims were adjudicated and denied in 1984, and he did not submit any correspondence prior to June 29, 2001 which could be construed as a new claim for an earlier effective date. The decision found that no new evidence was presented to support such a request.
- Claimed conditions
- cervical facet arthropathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 10, 2007
- Citation
- 0710366
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
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).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for further development, including obtaining outstanding relevant treatment records.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's service-connected cervical facet arthropathy is currently evaluated at 20 percent, but the Board found that it does not warrant a higher rating based on the current evidence.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The veteran is seeking an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for cervical facet arthropathy. The case must be remanded to provide proper VCAA notice and to readjudicate the claim based on all available evidence.
- Whole decision: Denied
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