The Board denied the Veteran's claims for an effective date prior to December 8, 2006 for a 30 percent evaluation and earlier service connection due to lack of evidence showing an increase in disability within one year before the claim was received.
The deciding factor: There is no evidence of record showing that the Veteran experienced an increase in his interstitial lung disease prior to December 8, 2006 or that he had a date of original service connection earlier than June 30, 1989.
- Claimed conditions
- Interstitial Lung Disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 7, 2012
- Citation
- 1238050
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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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