The Board denied earlier effective dates for the award of service connection and initial ratings for HIV/AIDS, peripheral neuropathy, and eczema.
The deciding factor: The earliest possible effective date was assigned based on the date of receipt of the Veteran's claim for service connection for HIV/AIDS in April 2011.
- 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
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 7, 2024
- Citation
- A24063641
What this means for you
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