The Board denied the Veteran's claims for effective dates prior to September 30, 2010 for the grants of service connection for left upper and lower extremity hemiparesis due to lack of appeal in earlier decisions.
The deciding factor: The January 1971 rating decision became final as the Veteran did not appeal it. The effective date was determined based on the earliest receipt of claims, which is September 30, 2010 for the grants of service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- left upper extremity hemiparesis, left lower extremity hemiparesis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 20, 2023
- Citation
- A23029155
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that the Veteran's tuberculous meningitis is related to service and granted service connection. However, further examinations are needed to determine if his other disabilities (such as hemiparesis, DVT, aphasia, incontinence, cognitive impairment) are caused or aggravated by his service-connected tuberculous meningitis.
- Denied
The Board has determined that the Veteran's left upper extremity hemiparesis does not meet or approximate criteria for a rating in excess of 60 percent, and his residuals of TBI do not warrant a higher than 10 percent evaluation.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date prior to September 21, 2001 for the grant of service connection for left upper and lower extremity hemiparesis. The decision also found that there was no clear and unmistakable error in the May 31, 1989 rating decision.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including left lower extremity hemiparesis, cervical spine degenerative changes, and other orthopedic conditions, prevent him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation due to their combined effects. The Board grants the TDIU rating.
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