The Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for service connection were granted, with the effective date for the scar above the left eye set at August 21, 1990, and the effective date for napalm burns of the right forearm set at May 8, 2008.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claims were deemed to have been filed on August 21, 1990, when he submitted an informal claim for a scar above his left eye. The second issue was not addressed until May 8, 2008, when the Veteran submitted another informal claim.
- Claimed conditions
- scar above the left eye, napalm burns of the right forearm
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 12, 2015
- Citation
- 1506491
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