The Board denied the veteran's claim for an effective date prior to July 18, 2002 for the grant of service connection for residuals of a right thumb injury as no formal or informal claim was submitted before that date.
The deciding factor: No written communication of record within one year prior to July 18, 2002 could be considered an informal claim for benefits which would warrant an effective date for service connection for the residuals of a right thumb injury prior to July 18, 2002.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a right thumb injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 14, 2005
- Citation
- 0501268
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for residuals of a right thumb injury to ensure that VA makes reasonable attempts to obtain outstanding service treatment records and schedules an examination.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the etiology of the Veteran's right thumb disability, specifically whether it is related to service. The Veteran needs a VA examination to provide this information.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeals for the listed conditions, and the Board has dismissed these claims.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a right ear infection, residuals of a right thumb injury, and headaches due to lack of evidence supporting these conditions during or after his military service.
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