The Veteran's claim for an effective date earlier than March 25, 2021, for the award of a 100 percent disability rating for reactive arthritis is denied. The Board found that the Veteran did not continuously pursue his August 2007 service connection claim and therefore, the earliest date as of which it was factually ascertainable that an increase in disability has occurred is March 25, 2021.
The deciding factor: The Veteran did not continuously pursue his August 2007 service connection claim for reactive arthritis, and the earliest date as of which it was factually ascertainable that an increase in disability has occurred is March 25, 2021.
- Claimed conditions
- reactive arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- September 3, 2024
- Citation
- A24051948
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