The Board granted an effective date of August 2, 2020, but no earlier, for the assignment of a 60 percent rating for stomach ulcers.
The deciding factor: The evidence showed that the Veteran's symptoms and resulting functional impairment increased in severity during the one-year period prior to his claim submission, meeting the criteria for an earlier effective date under 38 C.F.R. § 3.400(o)(2).
- Claimed conditions
- stomach ulcers
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- October 16, 2024
- Citation
- A24066477
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.
What you can do next
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Dismissed
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