The Veteran's July 31, 2003 application for pension is considered a claim for service-connected compensation. The effective date of the Veteran's claim for service connection for chronic renal failure with hypertension is set at July 31, 2003.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's July 31, 2003 application may be interpreted as a claim for compensation due to VA acknowledging receipt of a claim for compensation benefits in an August 2003 notice letter.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic renal failure with hypertension
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 3, 2015
- Citation
- 1514488
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