Granted
The Board granted the effective date of April 5, 2002, for the award of service connection for various disabilities.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's application in April 2002, which included specific medical records and treatment dates, can be reasonably construed as a formal claim for the disabilities that caused his 'TDRL'.
- Claimed conditions
- thoracoabdominal gunshot wound with history of intra-abdominal abscess with ventral hernia, status post gunshot wound to chest and acute respiratory distress with restrictive and obstructive lung disease, adjustment disorder with depressed mood (claimed as depression and previously evaluated as dementia), neck scars, scarring on the chest and abdomen
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 3, 2025
- Citation
- A25104214
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