The Veteran is seeking an increased rating for his service-connected post-traumatic Parkinsonism with gait disorder and a retroactive effective date.,The Board has determined that the earliest effective date for service connection of post-traumatic Parkinsonism with gait disorder should be April 24, 2002.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claim for an increased rating was received in April 2002 and his initial grant of service connection for post-traumatic Parkinsonism with gait disorder was also dated April 24, 2002.
- Claimed conditions
- Post-Traumatic Parkinsonism, Degenerative Joint Disease of Thoracolumbar Spine, Chronic Post-Traumatic Headaches
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 28, 2017
- Citation
- 1729962
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