The Veteran's claim for an effective date prior to April 4, 2011, for the award of service connection for HIV/AIDS was denied.,The Veteran's claim for an effective date prior to April 4, 2011, for the award of secondary service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the right and left foot, right and left upper extremities, and eczema, as secondary to service-connected HIV/AIDS was denied.,The Veteran's claim for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for HIV/AIDS was denied.,The Veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for eczema was denied.
The deciding factor: An earlier effective date is not warranted as the award of service connection for HIV/AIDS has already been granted effective from the date of receipt of the Veteran's claim on April 4, 2011.,An earlier effective date is not warranted because entitlement to secondary service connection for peripheral neuropathy and eczema was granted based on the date of receipt of the Veteran's claim for HIV/AIDS, which was April 4, 2011.,The rating criteria for HIV-related illnesses were only slightly changed after the Veteran filed her claims. The current rating of 10 percent is considered more favorable under both sets of criteria.,An earlier effective date is not warranted as entitlement to an initial compensable rating for eczema was denied.
- Claimed conditions
- Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)/Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Peripheral neuropathy of the right and left foot, Peripheral neuropathy of the right and left upper extremities, Eczema
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- October 7, 2024
- Citation
- A24063641
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