The Board has dismissed the appeals for earlier effective dates as the benefits sought have been granted in full.
The deciding factor: The January 2023 rating decision assigned an effective date of April 8, 2011, which was already granted and does not allow for retroactive pay.
- Claimed conditions
- cervical strain with degenerative arthritis, right ankle posterior tibial tendinitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- December 18, 2024
- Citation
- A24084333
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
- Dismissed
The veteran withdrew the appeals for increased disability ratings and higher initial disability ratings, leading to their dismissal.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for cervical strain with degenerative arthritis, left upper extremity cervical radiculopathy, and migraine headaches as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were incurred in or caused by active service.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for cervical strain with degenerative arthritis, finding that the current disability was due to an in-service motorcycle accident.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection and increased ratings for the veteran's cervical strain with degenerative arthritis, lumbosacral strain, migraine headaches, and left and right lower extremity radiculopathies.
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