The Veteran's original claim for service connection was received more than one year after his discharge from active duty, and thus the effective date of service connection is June 8, 2004.
The deciding factor: The Veteran submitted a vocational rehabilitation application in February 2001 which did not constitute an informal or formal claim for service-connected disability benefits. His original claim for service connection was received on June 8, 2004, more than one year after his discharge from active duty.
- Claimed conditions
- degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine, right knee strain, migraine headaches, status post anterior cervical discectomy and fusion, C5-6, postoperative partial medial meniscectomy, left knee, tendonitis of the right shoulder, degenerative joint disease of the acromioclavicular joint of the left shoulder, hiatal hernia with gastroesophageal reflux disease and Schatzki ring of the esophagus, left lobectomy of the thyroid
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 30, 2010
- Citation
- 1032459
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What this means for you
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