Denied
The Board denied an earlier effective date for the award of service connection for dermatitis due to the first complete claim received within one year of the Veteran's intent to file being a Supplemental Claim rather than the later submitted VA Form 21-526EZ.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the regulation that only the first complete claim filed within one year of an intent to file can be associated with the intent to file, and since the Supplemental Claim was received before the VA Form 21-526EZ, it is considered the primary claim.
- Claimed conditions
- dermatitis (claimed as skin condition)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 4, 2025
- Citation
- A25019650
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