The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for his awards of a 60 percent evaluation for AIDS and TDIU ratings, finding that no factual increase in disability occurred prior to March 19, 1998.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show an increase in disability due to service-connected disabilities prior to the date of receipt of the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- April 17, 2006
- Citation
- 0610926
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What this means for you
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