The Board has determined that the Veteran's claim for an effective date earlier than August 27, 2001 for service connection for myofascitis of the neck, status post cervical strain is denied as his reopened claim was received on August 27, 2001.
The deciding factor: The RO assigned an effective date of August 27, 2001 for the Veteran's service connection claim and the Veteran did not file a timely notice of disagreement within one year of this decision.
- Claimed conditions
- myofascitis of the neck, status post cervical strain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 5, 2009
- Citation
- 0937778
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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: Granted
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The appeal is remanded to the Appeals Management Center for additional development, as the June 2006 Board decision has been vacated and new evidence must be considered.
- Whole decision: Denied
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