The Board found that the Veteran's intent to file a claim for IBS with gastritis secondary to her service-connected mental disorder was not reasonably raised by the record before April 8, 2015. The effective date of her award of service connection for IBS with gastritis is therefore set at April 8, 2015.
The deciding factor: The Board determined that the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date was not reasonably raised by the record before April 8, 2015 due to a lack of evidence indicating her intent to file such a claim prior to this date.
- Claimed conditions
- IBS with gastritis
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- August 4, 2022
- Citation
- 22044436
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What this means for you
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