The Veteran's claim for CRDP payments prior to September 1, 2014 was denied. The Board also found a pre-decisional duty to assist error and ordered the RO to send the Veteran a notification letter regarding an October 2017 audit indicating he was entitled to a retroactive compensation payment of $984.00 for the period from January 2017 to May 2017.
The deciding factor: The Veteran did not meet the eligibility criteria for CRDP payments prior to September 1, 2014 as he was not rated at least 50% disabled by VA and thus not eligible under the program's requirements.
- Claimed conditions
- left upper extremity radiculopathy, cervical spine degenerative joint disease, thoracolumbar spine degenerative joint disease, right shoulder strain, left shoulder strain, left hip strain, right knee patellofemoral syndrome, left knee patellofemoral syndrome, right ankle tendonitis, left ankle tendonitis, right lower extremity radiculopathy, left lower extremity radiculopathy, right varicose veins, left varicose veins, tinnitus, dermatitis, nondisplaced fracture right little finger phalanx, left hip strain with limitation of flexion, left hip strain with limitation of abduction/adduction/internal rotation, right shin splints, left shin splints, bilateral pes planus, erectile dysfunction
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 15, 2020
- Citation
- A20015601
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