The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral cataracts and a skin disability are pending. The Veteran is seeking increased ratings for PTSD, coronary artery disease, diabetes mellitus, and tinnitus.,VA has granted the Veteran an effective date of October 5, 2010 for the award of service connection for coronary artery disease due to his service-connected disabilities in combination. Effective March 4, 2002, VA also granted a TDIU based on the combined impact of multiple service-connected conditions.,The Veteran's claim for increased ratings remains pending and will be addressed by the Board.,The Veteran is seeking an earlier effective date for his award of service connection for coronary artery disease. The Board finds that no earlier effective date than March 4, 2002 is assignable due to lack of a prior formal or informal claim within one year of separation from service.,VA has granted the Veteran's TDIU based on the combined impact of multiple service-connected conditions.
The deciding factor: The effective date for the award of service connection for coronary artery disease is October 5, 2010 due to the retroactive application of VA regulations.,VA has granted a TDIU based on the Veteran's combined impact of multiple service-connected conditions as of October 5, 2010.,The Veteran's claims remain pending and will be addressed by the Board.,No earlier effective date is assignable due to lack of prior formal or informal claim within one year of separation from service.,VA has granted a TDIU based on the combined impact of multiple service-connected conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral cataracts, skin disability (presumed due to herbicide exposure), posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), coronary artery disease, diabetes mellitus, tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 1, 2018
- Citation
- 1812721
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- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for tinnitus, arthritis, and memory loss. The decision found no evidence linking these conditions to his military service.
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