The Veteran’s major depressive disorder with dysthymia, alcohol abuse in remission and cognitive disorder due to cerebrovascular accident is rated at 70 percent since November 28, 2012.,The effective date for the grant of service connection for left upper extremity muscle weakness was denied as it was received more than one year after separation from service.,The effective date for the grant of service connection for left lower extremity muscle weakness was denied as it was received more than one year after separation from service.,The effective date for the grant of service connection for impaired swallowing with dysarthria due to cerebrovascular accident was denied as it was received more than one year after separation from service.
The deciding factor:
- Claimed conditions
- Major depressive disorder with dysthymia, Cognitive disorder due to cerebrovascular accident (now claimed as PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 7, 2018
- Citation
- 18133069
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