The veteran is entitled to an effective date of March 5, 1996 for the grant of compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for his disabilities resulting from a VA surgery in 1996.
The deciding factor: The April 1996 claim was interpreted as raising a claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 based on the residuals of the March 1996 VA surgery, which resulted in his disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- ataxia with hearing loss, right ear, right fifth cranial nerve palsy, right seventh cranial nerve palsy, left ulnar neuropathy with history of left cubital tunnel syndrome, postoperative, left carpal tunnel syndrome, postoperative, aggravation of bipolar disorder with depression and irritable behavior
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 80%
- Decision date
- April 20, 2004
- Citation
- 0410177
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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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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection and increased ratings due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.
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