; and (7) if applicable, identification of the criteria that must be satisfied to grant service connection or the next higher level of compensation. . (f) Section 5108 of title 38, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 5108. Supplemental claims If new and relevant evidence is presented or secured with respect to a supplemental claim, the Secretary shall readjudicate the claim taking into consideration any evidence added to the record prior to the former disposition of the claim. . (g) Section 5109 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (d) The Board of Veterans’ Appeals may remand a claim to direct the Agency of Original Jurisdiction to obtain an advisory medical opinion under this section to correct an error on the part of the Agency of Original Jurisdiction to satisfy its duties under section 5103A of this title when such error occurred prior to the Agency of Original Jurisdiction's decision on appeal. The Board’s remand instructions shall include the questions to be posed to the independent medical expert providing the advisory medical opinion. . (h) Section 5110 of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) by amending subsection (a) to read as follows: (a) (1) In general Unless specifically provided otherwise in this chapter, the effective date of an award based on an initial claim, or a supplemental claim, of compensation, dependency and indemnity compensation, or pension, shall be fixed in accordance with the facts found, but shall not be earlier than the date of receipt of application therefor. (2) Effect of continuous pursuit of a claim on effective date of award For purposes of applying the effective date rules in this section, the date of application shall be considered the date of the filing of the initial application for a benefit provided that the claim is continuously pursued by filing any of the following either alone or in succession— (A) a request for higher-level review under section 5104B of this title within one year of