The Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for service connection based on CUE in rating decisions have been dismissed.,The Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for service connection based on CUE in rating decisions have been dismissed.,The Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for service connection based on CUE in rating decisions have been dismissed.,The Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for service connection based on CUE in rating decisions have been dismissed.,The Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for service connection based on CUE in rating decisions have been dismissed.
The deciding factor: The claims are dismissed because the Veteran did not withdraw her supplemental claim and filed it after the AOJ decision, which is prohibited under the modernized review system.,The claims are dismissed because the Veteran did not withdraw her supplemental claim and filed it after the AOJ decision, which is prohibited under the modernized review system.,The claims are dismissed because the Veteran did not withdraw her supplemental claim and filed it after the AOJ decision, which is prohibited under the modernized review system.,The claims are dismissed because the Veteran did not withdraw her supplemental claim and filed it after the AOJ decision, which is prohibited under the modernized review system.,The claims are dismissed because the Veteran did not withdraw her supplemental claim and filed it after the AOJ decision, which is prohibited under the modernized review system.
- Claimed conditions
- Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS), Fibromyalgia, Major Depressive Disorder with Anxiety Distress (MDD), Lumbosacral Strain, Degenerative Arthritis and Disc Disease (Back Disability)
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 7, 2026
- Citation
- A26031971
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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
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- Granted
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- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
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