The Board has granted an effective date of March 1, 1996 for the award of DIC based on entitlement under the provisions of 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 due to HIV/AIDS contracted through blood transfusions during VA treatment.
The deciding factor: The appellant's claim was reasonably raised as early as August 1996, and the Board concluded that an effective date of March 1, 1996 should be assigned for the award of DIC under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151.
- Claimed conditions
- AIDS
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 17, 2003
- Citation
- 0304949
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