The Board granted earlier effective dates of July 9, 2002, for service connection for a left ankle disability, right shoulder disability, left shoulder disability, and eczema.
The deciding factor: The claims remained pending since the initial filing on April 30, 2001, and the Veteran separated from service on July 8, 2002. The Board found that an effective date of July 9, 2002, but not earlier, was warranted.
- Claimed conditions
- left ankle disability, right shoulder disability, left shoulder disability, eczema
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 18, 2025
- Citation
- A25053567
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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