The veteran is granted an effective date of May 14, 1952 for his service connection for residuals of a concussion with Meniere's Syndrome. The RO must also consider whether he was entitled to a compensable rating as of that date.
The deciding factor: The veteran filed his initial claim within one year after discharge from military service and the condition (Meniere's Syndrome) is presumed to have been incurred in service due to combat injuries sustained during active duty.
- Claimed conditions
- concussion, Meniere's Syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- March 8, 2001
- Citation
- 0106964
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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