The Veteran's claim for earlier effective date of November 17, 2014 for service connection of ureterolithiasis (claimed as chronic kidney stones) is granted.
The deciding factor: The AOJ accepted the Veteran's November 17, 2014 correspondence as an informal claim and instructed him to complete a formal application. The Veteran promptly filed his completed VA Form 21-526EZ within one year of receiving instructions from the AOJ.
- Claimed conditions
- ureterolithiasis, chronic kidney stones
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 4, 2020
- Citation
- 20058716
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