Your appeal was denied because your June 2018 Notice of Disagreement (NOD) was not timely filed with respect to the July 2014 rating decision, which denied your requests to reopen service connection for back, cervical spine, and migraine headache disabilities.
The deciding factor: The NOD was not timely filed within one year of being notified of the July 2014 rating decision.
- Claimed conditions
- back, cervical spine, migraine headache
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 4, 2019
- Citation
- 19125483
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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for multiple conditions, including cervical spine, chronic fatigue, and various nerve damages, as the evidence did not support a finding of a current disability related to in-service events.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for hypertension and remanded the claims for service connection, increased ratings, and TDIU.
- Partly granted
The Veteran's migraine headache disability is granted an initial disability rating of 50 percent.
- Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for back and bilateral knee conditions was withdrawn by the Veteran.
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