The Veteran's claim for service connection for a respiratory disability, claimed as pneumonia, has been reopened due to the submission of new and material evidence.,An effective date of May 15, 2017, but not earlier, is granted for the grant of service connection for PTSD and insomnia.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claim was reopened because new medical evidence provided a current diagnosis related to his respiratory disability. The Board found that this raised a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim.,The effective date is set at May 15, 2017, as it is the earliest date on which an intent to file a claim for PTSD and insomnia was received by VA.
- Claimed conditions
- respiratory disability (claimed as pneumonia), forme fruste keratoconus, migraine headaches, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 21, 2022
- Citation
- 22016092
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