Granted
The Board granted an initial effective date of November 16, 2020 for service connection of pulmonary fibrosis, rhinitis, sinusitis, and tinnitus.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's intent to file a claim should be associated with the first complete claim filed within one year, which was for pulmonary fibrosis.
- Claimed conditions
- pulmonary fibrosis, rhinitis, sinusitis, tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 29, 2025
- Citation
- A25007895
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