The Board denied the veteran's request for an earlier effective date for nonservice-connected pension benefits, finding that there was no documentation in the claims file showing a prior claim for such benefits.
The deciding factor: There is no evidence of an informal or formal claim filed by the Veteran prior to September 6, 2012.
- Claimed conditions
- coronary artery disease with congestive heart failure
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 25, 2018
- Citation
- 18138093
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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).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The appeal is remanded due to inadequate notice and the need for an adequate medical opinion regarding eligibility for PCAFC benefits. The claim will be evaluated under the correct statutory criteria set forth in 38 U.S.C. § 1720G(a).
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Board dismissed the Veteran's appeals for various disability ratings and service connection claims due to untimely filings.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board granted a 100 percent disability rating for the Veteran's service-connected coronary artery disease with congestive heart failure, effective October 30, 2023.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of a heart disability, as there was no evidence of an intent to file a claim prior to August 7, 2023, and the Nehmer provisions did not apply.
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