The Board denied an earlier effective date for a 100% evaluation for the Veteran's heart disability, stating that there are no earlier non-final decisions on which to base such an earlier effective date.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the one-year look back period for assigning effective dates in increased rating claims would not allow for an earlier effective date due to the Veteran's receipt of a 100% evaluation prior to her informal free-standing earlier effective date claim.
- Claimed conditions
- aortic stenosis with heart murmur
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- July 26, 2023
- Citation
- 23040898
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- Denied
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