The Board denied an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for degenerative arthritis of the right shoulder, finding that no request to reopen the claim was filed before May 15, 1997.
The deciding factor: An earlier application to reopen the claim based on new and material evidence was not submitted until May 15, 1997, which is after the RO's final denial in 1985. The effective date for the grant of service connection must be fixed in accordance with the facts found, but shall not be earlier than the date of receipt of the reopened claim or the date entitlement arose, whichever is later.
- Claimed conditions
- degenerative arthritis of the right shoulder
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- October 2, 2001
- Citation
- 0123987
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What this means for you
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