The Board has determined that the veteran's need for aid and attendance arose in April 1999, and thus grants an effective date of April 1999 for his special monthly pension based on this need.
The deciding factor: The evidence showed that the veteran needed regular aid and attendance due to his Huntington's chorea as early as April 1999, which was earlier than the date he initially filed his claim in July 1999.
- Claimed conditions
- Huntington's chorea
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 11, 2001
- Citation
- 0118132
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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.
What you can do next
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