The Veteran's initial claim for service connection for allergic rhinitis was denied in July 1994, but he did not appeal. The Veteran filed a petition to reopen his claim on August 25, 2014, and this petition resulted in the grant of service connection for allergic rhinitis.,The Veteran's claim for an effective date earlier than August 25, 2014 for the grant of service connection for allergic rhinitis was denied. The Board found that the earliest date of entitlement is August 25, 2014.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's initial claim for service connection for allergic rhinitis was not appealed and thus became final in July 1995.,The effective date for the grant of service connection for allergic rhinitis is determined by the date of receipt of a petition to reopen, which is August 25, 2014.
- Claimed conditions
- Allergic rhinitis, Sleep apnea
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 22, 2019
- Citation
- 19180109
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
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- Denied
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- Partly granted
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