The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an effective date earlier than March 20, 2009, for the grant of an aid and attendance allowance for his spouse. The preponderance of evidence supported that the claim was received by VA on March 20, 2009.
The deciding factor: The presumption of regularity in VA's administrative process supported the date stamp on the Veteran's claim as the actual date of receipt.
- Claimed conditions
- neurogenic bowel, spondylosis, spondylolisthesis with L4-S2 fusion, arachnoiditis, scars, adhesions, radiculopathy, muscle atrophy, paraplegia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 5, 2012
- Citation
- 1234707
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