The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and earlier effective dates for his service-connected prostate condition and hiatal hernia, finding that the evidence did not support a grant of these benefits prior to the specified dates.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the medical records did not show an increase in disability severity prior to the specified dates, thus denying the claims based on the general rule for effective dates.
- Claimed conditions
- prostate condition, hiatal hernia
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 24, 2006
- Citation
- 0611690
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