The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for nephropathy is denied as there was no valid claim prior to July 27, 2016.
The deciding factor: The Veteran did not file a valid claim for service connection before July 27, 2016, and thus an earlier effective date cannot be granted.
- Claimed conditions
- nephropathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- April 30, 2019
- Citation
- 19133669
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.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeal seeking service connection for nephropathy during a Board hearing.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the matter of entitlement to service connection for nephropathy, as further medical evaluation is needed to determine if it is secondary to service-connected diabetes mellitus and considering the Veteran's presumed exposure to herbicides during his service in Vietnam.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board denied an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for nephropathy, and remanded several other claims including those for a vitamin deficiency, right inguinal hernia, and sarcoidosis due to insufficient evidence.
- Denied
The Board denied increased or initial ratings for the veteran's diabetes and related conditions, finding that the evidence did not meet the criteria for higher evaluations.
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