The Board has determined that an effective date of January 1, 2003 is warranted for the grant of service connection for HIV/AIDS, HTLVIII, and dysphoric disorder.
The deciding factor: The veteran's claims were filed prior to May 22, 2003, and he was scheduled for a VA compensation and pension examination on May 16, 2003. The Board finds all reasonable doubt in the veteran's favor, finding that his claim of service connection was filed on January 1, 2003.
- Claimed conditions
- HIV/AIDS, HTLVIII, dysphoric disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 22, 2007
- Citation
- 0729966
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