The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for somatoform disorder was denied as there is no evidence showing that entitlement to this benefit arose prior to June 8, 2006.
The deciding factor: The earliest date on which entitlement to service connection could have arisen is June 8, 2006, when the Veteran's somatoform disorder was first linked to military service by a VA physician. The effective date of October 29, 1993, assigned by the RO is therefore appropriate.
- Claimed conditions
- somatoform disorder, disorders of the back, shoulders, arms, legs
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- October 7, 2011
- Citation
- 1137761
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