The Board has determined that an effective date earlier than May 16, 1961 for the grant of service connection for the residuals of a shell fragment wound to the left forearm is not established.
The deciding factor: There was no claim by the appellant seeking service connection for this disability after the final December 1948 rating action and prior to May 16, 1961.
- Claimed conditions
- shell fragment wound (SFW) to the left forearm, injury to Muscle Group (MG) VIII, scar
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 4, 2006
- Citation
- 0613028
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