The Veteran's service connection for various disabilities related to a traumatic brain injury and stroke was granted with an effective date of November 26, 2008.
The deciding factor: The Veteran filed his original claim on November 26, 2008, and the claims were granted in August 2015 with an effective date of that day. The RO waived the timeliness of the December 2014 VA Form 9 due to the Veteran's expectation of a DRO hearing.
- Claimed conditions
- Traumatic Brain Injury, Stroke, Urinary Incontinence/Neurogenic Bladder, Urinary Tract Infections Post Stroke, Loss of Sphincter Control Post Stroke, Left Upper Extremity Hemiparesis Post Stroke, Seizures Post Stroke, Left Lower Extremity Hemiparesis Post Stroke, Speech Impairment and Dysphagia Post Stroke, Erectile Dysfunction Post Stroke
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- January 20, 2022
- Citation
- 22003040
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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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- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected traumatic brain injury, bilateral knee disabilities, and sinus disability prevented him from obtaining or retaining substantially gainful employment during the period on appeal prior to January 26, 2009.
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