United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims March 4, 1997, No. 95-618 (Harper v. Brown)

KRAMER, Judge.

The appellant, Larry W. Harper, appeals a March 28, 1995, decision of the Board of Veterans’ Appeals (BVA or Board) that denied him an earlier effective date for an increased rating for schizophrenia. Record (R.) at 4-12. This appeal is timely, and the Court has jurisdiction pursuant to 38 U.S.C. § 7252(a). For the reasons that follow, the Court will affirm the decision of the BVA.