The Veteran's claim for service connection for status post encephalitis was granted with an effective date of November 16, 1953 due to the reopening of his case on new evidence. The Board found that there was no clear and unmistakable error in the December 1965 rating decision.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claim for service connection was reopened based on new evidence received after the original denial in 1965, leading to a grant of service connection with an effective date back to November 16, 1953.
- Claimed conditions
- status post encephalitis
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 21, 2016
- Citation
- 1629124
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board allowed the benefit or issue identified in this decision. Review the original order: other issues in the same appeal may have a different outcome, and this decision does not predict another claim.
What you can do next
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