The Veteran is entitled to an effective date of June 1, 2003 for his retroactive restoration of retired pay due to service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The Veteran had a combined total disability rating of 10 percent since July 1973 and elected to waive a portion of his retirement pay in order to receive compensation for the VA. CRSC retroactive pay cannot be paid prior to June 1, 2003 because benefits cannot be awarded under this program for periods prior to the effective date of the amended legislation.
- Claimed conditions
- diabetes mellitus, radiculitis of the right lower extremity, low back strain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- January 30, 2014
- Citation
- 1404101
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What this means for you
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- Dismissed
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
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