The Veteran's effective date for DEA benefits is denied as he did not have a permanent and total service-connected disability prior to February 2, 2001.
The deciding factor: The Veteran was not awarded a total service-connected rating, permanent in nature prior to February 2, 2001.
- Claimed conditions
- permanent total service-connected disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- August 6, 2019
- Citation
- 19160830
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What this means for you
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