The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the award of service connection for residuals of gunshot wound to the abdomen was denied.,The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the award of service connection for venous insufficiency of the right leg was also denied.
The deciding factor: Both claims were denied as there was no evidence indicating that the veteran intended to reopen his service connection claim prior to September 1, 2000.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of gunshot wound to the abdomen, venous insufficiency of the right leg
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 24, 2005
- Citation
- 0517377
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board has denied service connection for venous insufficiency of both the right and left legs, finding no evidence linking these conditions to service.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's residuals of a gunshot wound to the abdomen and related surgeries, finding that his current hiatal hernia is at least as likely as not related to his active duty service.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection for Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, claimed as mycosis fungoides, is granted based on presumed exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune. His claim for an increased rating for venous insufficiency of the right leg remains pending.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining VA treatment records and SSA records. The Veteran is also to be scheduled for a VA psychiatric examination to determine if he currently has any psychiatric disorders (including PTSD) that are related to service or his gunshot wound to the abdomen.
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