The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection for discoid lupus erythematosus, claimed as chronic pityriasis / pityriasis rosea, is denied. The Board found that the March 2004 and December 2007 rating decisions were final, and there was no evidence of a claim prior to October 30, 2017.
The deciding factor: The effective date for service connection cannot be earlier than October 30, 2017 as the Veteran's request to reopen his previously denied claims for pityriasis rosea arose after this date.
- Claimed conditions
- discoid lupus erythematosus, pityriasis rosea
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 14, 2020
- Citation
- 20003245
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