The Veteran's claim for a temporary total evaluation based on convalescence for surgery of cerebral aneurysm is denied because she was not service-connected for the condition at the time of her June 2012 surgery.
The deciding factor: The Veteran filed her claim for a temporary total disability rating for her June 2012 surgery, but the RO did not grant service connection for her cerebral aneurysm until November 12, 2013. Consequently, as she was not service-connected for the condition at the time of her surgery in June 2012, the claim for a temporary total rating based on convalescence must be denied as a matter of law.
- Claimed conditions
- Cerebral aneurysm
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 12, 2019
- Citation
- 19117928
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- Whole decision: Granted
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- Whole decision: Granted
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