The Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for cold injury residuals of the nose, left cheek, left ear, and right ear are denied.,The Veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension and an acquired psychiatric disorder (to include anxiety and panic disorder) are remanded.
The deciding factor: The Veteran did not file a claim for his cold injury residuals until September 21, 2011, which is the later date. The effective date of an award based on a claim reopened after final adjudication shall be fixed in accordance with the facts found, but shall not be earlier than the date of receipt of application therefor.
- Claimed conditions
- Cold injury residuals of the nose, Cold injury residuals of the left cheek, Cold injury residuals of the left ear, Cold injury residuals of the right ear
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 6, 2019
- Citation
- 19143719
What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
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