The Veteran's service-connected myasthenia gravis has been rated with separate ratings for right and left upper extremity weakness, as well as bilateral lower extremity weakness. The current effective date is May 2, 1981.
The deciding factor: The Veteran’s symptoms of muscle weakness have been consistently reported since her service connection was established in 1981, with the most recent VA examination noting mild to moderate incomplete paralysis for all affected upper and lower extremities.
- Claimed conditions
- Myasthenia Gravis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- November 15, 2019
- Citation
- 19186301
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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