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The Board denied the Veteran's request for an earlier effective date of April 2012 for his right eye disability, as there is no evidence of a prior claim filed before April 25, 2014. The effective date was set at April 25, 2013 based on a liberalizing law.

The deciding factor: The Veteran's formal claim seeking benefits for the right eye disability was not filed until April 25, 2014, and there is no evidence of prior claims or entitlement before this date.

Claimed conditions
chorioretinal scar of the right eye
How they argued it
Direct service connection
Exposure basis
None
Rating assigned
None in this decision
Decision date
February 16, 2021
Citation
21008398

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