The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and earlier effective dates for his service-connected post polio syndrome disabilities.
The deciding factor: The RO determined that the veteran's neurological disorder was part-and-parcel of his service-connected poliomyelitis, leading to separate disability evaluations but no increase in rating or change in effective date.
- Claimed conditions
- right upper extremity weakness, left upper extremity weakness, right lower extremity weakness, left lower extremity weakness
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 26, 2000
- Citation
- 0028242
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