The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for his service-connected pharyngitis is dismissed because the rating decision was not subject to appeal.
The deciding factor: The rating decision was implemented by the RO and did not allow for further appeal as a case or controversy, due to the Board’s decision being binding only with respect to the matter decided.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic pharyngitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 3, 2019
- Citation
- A19003275
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What this means for you
A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot. It says more about procedure than about whether a claim like this can win.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted an increased disability rating of 60 percent for GERD and a 30 percent rating for chronic pharyngitis, effective from May 3, 2017.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for chronic pharyngitis and hypothyroidism, as there was no current diagnosis of these conditions. The claims for posttraumatic stress disorder, tachycardia as secondary to major depressive disorder, and major depressive disorder were remanded due to inadequate notice of a scheduled VA examination.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss, left ear otitis media, chronic pharyngitis, and a spine disability due to inadequate VA examinations that did not consider the appellant's lay statements.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for higher ratings for GERD and chronic pharyngitis were dismissed as untimely filed.
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