The veteran is entitled to an effective date of June 6, 2003, for the grant of service connection for bronchial asthma and folliculitis of the scalp. The claims for a rash on the hands and legs, as well as degenerative arthritis of the back, hands, and hips, were denied.
The deciding factor: The effective date was determined based on the receipt of an informal claim in June 2003, which is within one year of separation from service. The claims for a rash and arthritis were denied due to lack of evidence supporting their occurrence during or as a result of service.
- Claimed conditions
- bronchial asthma, folliculitis of the scalp, rash on the hands, rash on the legs, degenerative arthritis of the back, degenerative arthritis of the hands, degenerative arthritis of the hips
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 7, 2009
- Citation
- 0900568
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
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