Granted
The Board granted an effective date of May 1, 2013 for the award of service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death based on newly received relevant official service department records.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the receipt of new and material evidence in the form of relevant service treatment records that were not previously associated with the claims file, allowing reconsideration of the original claim under 38 C.F.R. § 3.156(c).
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 27, 2025
- Citation
- A25017940
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