The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of service connection for brain thrombosis with loss of use of left upper and lower extremities is denied as no claim was received within one year after separation from active duty service.
The deciding factor: No claim was received within the one-year period following the Veteran's separation from active duty service, which is required for an effective date based on receipt of a claim.
- Claimed conditions
- brain thrombosis, loss of use of left upper and lower extremities
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 10, 2019
- Citation
- 19136339
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Decisions by this judge: 1,350 · Granted: 26% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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