The Veteran's claims for service connection were reopened, and he was granted service connection for a left chest wound/rib condition, cellulitis of the legs, left lateral femoral cutaneous neuritis, and a respiratory condition (COPD) effective April 27, 2012.
The deciding factor: New evidence received since the previous denial raised a reasonable possibility of substantiating the Veteran's claims for service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- left chest wound/rib condition, cellulitis of the legs, left lateral femoral cutaneous neuritis, respiratory condition (COPD)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 21, 2015
- Citation
- 1521870
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