The veteran's claim for service connection for left shoulder replacement was granted by the RO in October 2000, effective July 24, 2000. The Board found that an earlier effective date is not legally permissible due to the lack of a prior informal or formal claim.
The deciding factor: The veteran did not file his claim for service connection until July 24, 2000, which was the date of receipt of his application. Therefore, the effective date cannot be earlier than this date as per VA regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Shoulder Replacement
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 14, 2003
- Citation
- 0307099
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