The Veteran's claims for effective dates prior to March 31, 2003 for residuals of a cold injury in all four extremities were denied. The decision is based on the fact that the Veteran did not file a notice of disagreement or submit new and material evidence with regard to the effective date assigned within one year of the April 2004 rating decision.,The denial was upheld because there was no clear and unmistakable error in the April 2004 rating decision, which granted service connection for residuals of a cold injury with a March 31, 2003 effective date.
The deciding factor: There was no clear and unmistakable error in the April 2004 rating decision that denied earlier effective dates.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a cold injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 31, 2019
- Citation
- 19182425
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Decisions by this judge: 2,170 · Granted: 38% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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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