The Board denied a request for an earlier effective date of February 11, 1992, for the grant of a total rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disability.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not demonstrate that there was an increase in the veteran's overall disability picture to the point of warranting a totally disabled evaluation within a year prior to his February 11, 1992 letter requesting such benefits.
- Claimed conditions
- gastrointestinal disorder, low back strain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- August 22, 2002
- Citation
- 0210283
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What this means for you
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