The veteran's TDIU was granted effective from September 1, 1964. The Board has vacated the August 1989 decision denying TDIU and is now considering an earlier effective date.
The deciding factor: The veteran filed a claim for service connection in May 1972 but did not receive a final RO decision until June 1973, which denied his claim. The Board has vacated the August 1989 decision denying TDIU and is now considering whether there was CUE in the June 1973 decision.
- Claimed conditions
- polyneuritis, Guillain-Barre syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 80%
- Decision date
- October 27, 2000
- Citation
- 0028323
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What this means for you
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- Dismissed
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