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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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
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