The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and effective dates have been denied.,Effective dates prior to June 21, 2013 for the award of service connection for a low back disability and radiculopathy are not granted.,Effective dates prior to May 10, 2016 for the award of service connection for radiculopathy are not granted.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claims were denied as new and material evidence was not submitted to reopen the previously denied claims of right leg condition and valvular heart disease. The current evidence does not meet the criteria for a higher rating or an earlier effective date.,Effective dates prior to June 21, 2013 are not granted because the Veteran did not file a claim for service connection for these disabilities until after this date.,Effective dates prior to May 10, 2016 are not granted as the disability was first ascertainable on or after this date.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Leg Condition, Valvular Heart Disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 29, 2018
- Citation
- 18130330
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the Veteran's appeals for earlier effective dates for service connection and initial ratings for obstructive sleep apnea, pseudofolliculitis barbae, and acquired psychiatric disorder. The appeal for valvular heart disease was also dismissed due to lack of jurisdiction.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of a medical opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's heart condition, which is related to service.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for psychiatric, lower back, CAD, hypertension, right leg, and left leg conditions due to lack of evidence of a current disability or a link between the claimed conditions and service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has found that there is not substantial compliance with its remand directives and requires further development for the issues of service connection for a heart disability, an acquired psychiatric disorder, and bilateral restless leg syndrome. The VA medical opinions obtained were inadequate to support the decisions on these claims.
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