The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for residuals of GU disorder, claimed as the result of chronic bladder infections, is denied. The effective date remains August 20, 1998.
The deciding factor: No evidence of a formal or informal claim prior to August 20, 1998, and no new and material evidence was submitted before this date.
- Claimed conditions
- GU disorder, chronic bladder infection
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 13, 2012
- Citation
- 1242658
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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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