The Veteran's claim for service connection for cervical spine degenerative disc disease was granted with an effective date of August 27, 2002. The Board found that the earliest date on which a claim to reopen could be considered is August 27, 2002.
The deciding factor: The Board determined that no earlier effective date can be assigned due to the finality of the previous denial and lack of any communication received by VA between the date of the August 2000 Board decision and August 27, 2002 that could be construed as an application to reopen.
- Claimed conditions
- cervical spine degenerative disc disease
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- December 12, 2019
- Citation
- 19193000
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What this means for you
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