The Board denied a request for an earlier effective date of September 19, 2013 for the grant of service connection for anemia. The Veteran argued that her condition should have been granted earlier based on new evidence and symptoms from service.
The deciding factor: The April 1997 rating decision denying service connection was final and not subject to CUE as there is no clear and unmistakable error in the decision, and the effective date cannot be earlier than the date of receipt of the petition to reopen the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- Anemia
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 30, 2018
- Citation
- 1825795
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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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