The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection for residuals of cold weather injuries is denied as the proper effective date is August 30, 2001.
The deciding factor: The effective date cannot be earlier than the date the veteran filed his request to reopen his claim for service connection on August 30, 2001.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of cold weather injuries
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 7, 2007
- Citation
- 0738571
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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).
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- Whole decision: Denied
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- Whole decision: Dismissed
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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