The Board has determined that an effective date earlier than March 3, 2010 for the award of service connection for right distal humerus scar status post fragment wound with retained foreign body is not warranted.
The deciding factor: The Veteran did not file a timely notice of disagreement or submit new and material evidence within one year to reopen his claim for service connection for a right elbow disability, which was denied in May 2007. The March 3, 2010 statement was viewed as an informal request to reopen the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- Right distal humerus scar, Shell fragment wound
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- February 19, 2014
- Citation
- 1407052
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