The Veteran's claim for service connection for ALS was received on June 8, 2017. As the effective date must be fixed to the later of the date of receipt of his claim or the date on which the entitlement first arose, and in this case, the proper effective date is the date on which the claim was received, June 8, 2017.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claim for service connection for ALS was received 32 years after he was separated from service, making it ineligible for an earlier effective date under VA regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 4, 2018
- Citation
- 18101335
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- Granted
The Veteran's PLS, a variant of ALS, is granted as service connected. The Board found sufficient evidence to presume that PLS developed due to service.
- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria for specially adapted housing or a special home adaptation grant due to lack of permanent and total disability, loss of use of extremities, or other qualifying conditions.
- Granted
The Veteran's ALS was granted service connection throughout the appeal period.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the award of service connection for ALS was denied as the earliest possible effective date is July 1, 2024.
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