The veteran's claim for a TDIU rating was granted effective July 10, 2001, the date he filed his increased rating claim for Meniere's syndrome.
The deciding factor: The veteran's claim for a TDIU rating was deemed to have been filed on the same day as his claim for an increase in disability (Meniere's syndrome), which was effective July 10, 2001.
- Claimed conditions
- Conversion Reaction, Meniere's Syndrome
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- August 19, 2005
- Citation
- 0522703
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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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- Granted
The Veteran's erectile dysfunction is granted as secondary to his service-connected psychiatric disorders. His bilateral hearing loss and Meniere's syndrome are denied, with the Board finding that there is no evidence of a nexus between these conditions and his military service.
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