The Veteran's claim for an effective date prior to September 3, 1997, for the award of service connection for postoperative scar, right inguinal hernia repair is denied. The RO granted service connection for this condition on September 3, 1997.
The deciding factor: The Veteran did not file a formal or informal claim prior to September 3, 1997, and the earliest possible effective date was assigned based on his receipt of his original claim that day.
- Claimed conditions
- postoperative scar, right inguinal hernia repair, adjustment disorder with posttraumatic stress disorder, right inguinal hernia repair
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 19, 2015
- Citation
- 1544459
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- Denied
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- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
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