The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for a 100% disability rating for service-connected rheumatoid arthritis was granted, with the effective date set at June 11, 2003.
The deciding factor: An increase to 100 percent rating was assigned based on evidence of active joint involvement causing total incapacitation within one year prior to the Veteran's claim for an increased rating.
- Claimed conditions
- rheumatoid arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 19, 2011
- Citation
- 1126792
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What this means for you
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