The Board denied an effective date prior to September 4, 2012, for the grant of service connection for Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). The Veteran's claim was previously denied in August 1987 and again in July 2003. He filed a request to reopen his TBI claim on September 4, 2012.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the effective date for the grant of service connection for TBI is appropriately assigned as the date of the request to reopen the previously denied claim (September 4, 2012).
- Claimed conditions
- Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 28, 2020
- Citation
- 20081046
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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