The veteran's claims for increased disability ratings and earlier effective dates have been granted. The appeals are now pending before the Board.
The deciding factor: The RO determined that the veteran's service-connected conditions warranted the assigned disability evaluations based on the current medical evidence of record.
- Claimed conditions
- Arteriosclerotic heart disease, Dysphagia, Residuals of an injury to the mouth
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- August 31, 2006
- Citation
- 0627593
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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.
What you can do next
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