Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date for the award of service connection for a right ulnar nerve disability, finding that there was no evidence of a formal or informal claim prior to August 13, 2019.
The deciding factor: The July 1986 letter did not constitute an informal claim for the right ulnar nerve disability as it pertained to numbness in the right hand, which led to a separate claim and award of service connection. The August 2019 VA Form 21-526EZ was the first formal claim for the right ulnar nerve surgery.
- Claimed conditions
- right ulnar nerve disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 6, 2025
- Citation
- A25096909
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