The Board denied an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for ALS and found no clear and unmistakable error in the July 14, 2005 rating decision.
The deciding factor: The RO granted service connection for ALS with an effective date of April 20, 2000. The Board determined that this was not earlier than when the claim was received or when entitlement arose.
- Claimed conditions
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 10, 2006
- Citation
- 0631547
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What this means for you
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- Granted
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- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for insomnia and remanded the claim for obstructive sleep apnea. All other claims for service connection were denied.
- Granted
The Board has granted an effective date of September 16, 2013 for the grant of service connection for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). The decision is based on evidence showing that ALS symptoms began in early 2013 and a diagnosis was made by July 21, 2014.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for service connection for ALS was received on October 28, 2015. The effective date of the grant is set to this date as it is later than when entitlement arose (October 19, 2015). Therefore, the earlier effective date requested by the Veteran is denied.
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