Granted
The Board granted an effective date of October 12, 1977, for the award of service connection for lower abdomen scar.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's November 1977 claim for hysterectomy could reasonably encompass a claim for abdominal hysterectomy scar as well, and thus an earlier effective date is warranted.
- Claimed conditions
- lower abdomen scar
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 3, 2025
- Citation
- A25019188
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