The Veteran's claim for an effective date prior to May 21, 2004 for a grant of service connection and a 100 percent evaluation for hyperparathyroidism was denied as there is no legal basis for such an earlier effective date.
The deciding factor: There is no legal basis for the assignment of an earlier effective date for the Veteran's claim as the grant of service connection was granted sua sponte after receipt of a claim for increased rating for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, and there is no evidence that the hyperparathyroidism had been present prior to May 21, 2004.
- Claimed conditions
- Hyperparathyroidism
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- January 19, 2010
- Citation
- 1002805
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