; and (2) the computation of retired pay for each individual who performed covered service. (d) Claims for veterans benefits arising from covered service (1) Determination of service connection Upon the filing of a claim by an individual described in paragraph (3)(C) for service-connected disability or death incurred or aggravated in the course of covered service, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall determine whether such disability or death was service-connected. (2) Treatment of covered service In the consideration of a claim under this subsection, the Secretary shall treat covered service as engagement in combat with the enemy in the course of active military, naval, air, or space service. (3) Effective date of award (A) In general Except as provided by subparagraph (B), the effective date of an award under this subsection shall be determined in accordance with section 5110 of title 38, United States Code. (B) Exception Notwithstanding subsection (g) of such section, the Secretary shall determine the effective date of an award based on a claim under this subsection for an individual described in subparagraph (C) by treating the date on which the individual filed the initial claim specified in clause (i) of such subparagraph as the date on which the individual filed the claim so awarded under this section. (C) Eligible individuals An individual described in this subparagraph is an individual who performed covered service, or a survivor of such an individual— (i) who, before the date of the enactment of this Act, submitted a claim for service-connected disability or death of such individual; (ii) whose such claim was denied by reason of the claim not establishing that the disability or death was service-connected; (iii) who submits a claim during the period of three years beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, for the same condition covered by the prior claim under clause