The Board denied an earlier effective date for the awards of service connection for sarcoidosis, diabetes mellitus, and diabetic nephropathy with chronic kidney disease as there was no prior claim received within one year of separation from service.
The deciding factor: There were no prior claims received by VA before December 7, 2016, which is the date the Veteran's claim for these conditions was first submitted to VA.
- Claimed conditions
- sarcoidosis, diabetes mellitus, diabetic nephropathy with chronic kidney disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 17, 2019
- Citation
- A19003620
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What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for sarcoidosis as additional development is necessary.
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