The Board denied the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of August 13, 1990 for a 10 percent disability evaluation for photosensitivity due to ascertainable increase in service-connected disability during VA hospitalization starting on that date.
The deciding factor: The RO found an ascertainable increase in the service-connected photosensitivity disability beginning on August 13, 1990 during VA hospitalization and thus determined the earliest effective date was August 13, 1990.
- Claimed conditions
- Photosensitivity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 31, 2000
- Citation
- 0008700
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- Denied
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