The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings and TDIU due to service-connected disabilities, including residuals of appendectomy. The effective date for a 10 percent rating for residuals of appendectomy was not granted prior to January 15, 2010.
The deciding factor: The March 2002 VA treatment record did not show an increase in disability within one year prior to the Veteran's claim and no other evidence showed an increase in disability prior to January 15, 2010.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of appendectomy, two surgical scars
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 7, 2017
- Citation
- 1711328
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What this means for you
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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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