The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date prior to September 20, 2011 for the grant of service connection for superventricular arrhythmias is denied. The last final decision was in August 2005 when the RO denied service connection for an abnormal heartbeat.
The deciding factor: The Veteran did not file a timely appeal to the August 2005 denial and no new and material evidence was submitted within one year of that decision, making it the last final decision prior to September 2011 when the Veteran filed his claim to reopen service connection for ventricular arrhythmias.
- Claimed conditions
- supraventricular arrhythmias
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 1, 2014
- Citation
- 1452793
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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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