The Veteran's claim for bilateral callosities was denied in November 1991 and March 2004. The Board found that the effective date cannot be earlier than the date of receipt of his application to reopen, which was June 2016.
The deciding factor: The effective date is controlled by the date of receipt of the Veteran's application to reopen (June 2016).
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral callosities
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 24, 2019
- Citation
- 19174270
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Granted
The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for residuals from a fracture of the right mandible and extraction of tooth number 32 is granted. His claim for service connection for tonsillitis, bilateral callosities, and PTSD are all granted with appropriate ratings. The claim for a compensable rating for residuals of a laceration of the right fifth finger is denied.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for bilateral callosities, degenerative disc disease, and lumbar radiculopathy due to incomplete consideration of his TDIU claim. The AOJ must issue an SSOC addressing all issues on appeal.
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