The Veteran's service-connected conditions were granted effective June 1, 2014. However, he did not receive payment for the month of June due to VA regulations requiring that payments begin on the first day of the month following the effective date.
The deciding factor: VA regulations require that benefits be paid starting from the first day of the month following the effective date of an award.
- Claimed conditions
- asthma, right hip bursitis, right shoulder impingement syndrome, cervical spine spondylosis, degenerative disc disease of the thoracolumbar spine, degenerative joint disease of the right knee patellofemoral syndrome, left knee patellofemoral syndrome, tinnitus, allergic rhinitis, pseudofolliculitis barbae/eczema, right hand middle finger trigger finger, bilateral plantar fasciitis/bilateral calcaneal heel spurs, hypertension, scar status post right carpal release surgery, right carpal tunnel syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- December 4, 2018
- Citation
- 18155647
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- Dismissed
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