The appeal regarding the abdominal scar is dismissed as it was already decided by the Board in August 2020.,An effective date earlier than January 4, 2018 for the award of service connection for vertigo is denied.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claim for an effective date earlier than January 4, 2018 was not supported by any evidence indicating he had filed a prior claim or intended to file one.
- Claimed conditions
- abdominal scar, dizziness/vertigo
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- October 20, 2022
- Citation
- A22021223
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What this means for you
A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot. It says more about procedure than about whether a claim like this can win.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for urinary incontinence due to chronic constipation, which is already service-connected. The appeal for dizziness/vertigo was remanded for further development.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for tinnitus and an increased rating for an abdominal scar to ensure compliance with the duty to assist, including obtaining a TERA opinion.
- Remanded (sent back)
The appeal regarding the evaluation of unspecified anxiety disorder with TBI and the effective date for the 70 percent evaluation is remanded due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for bilateral tinnitus with an effective date of January 4, 2022, but no earlier. Service connection was also granted for an acquired psychiatric disorder to include depression and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
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