The Board denied the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of December 4, 1998 for a total rating for compensation based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities. The RO correctly assigned this date as both the date of receipt of claim and the date entitlement arose.
The deciding factor: The veteran did not meet the schedular criteria for consideration of a total disability rating prior to December 4, 1998, but his combined disability rating became at least 70 percent on that date after receiving increased ratings for his service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- Nervous disorder, Residuals of gastrectomy for an ulcer condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 80%
- Decision date
- July 23, 2004
- Citation
- 0419940
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