The Veteran seeks an earlier effective date for the assignment of a 60 percent disability rating for porphyria cutanea, which was granted in March 21, 2011. The Board finds that the earliest date as of which it is ascertainable that the increase occurred is October 26, 2010.
The deciding factor: The effective date for an increased rating must be fixed in accordance with the facts found, but shall not be earlier than the date of receipt of claim or the date entitlement arose, whichever is later. In this case, the earliest date as of which it is ascertainable that the increase occurred was October 26, 2010.
- Claimed conditions
- porphyria cutanea
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- February 29, 2016
- Citation
- 1607687
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