The Board has granted effective dates of June 27, 2022 for the awards of service connection and special monthly compensation (SMC) to the Veteran for loss of use of both lower and upper extremities.
The deciding factor: The evidence showed that the Veteran's disabilities progressed to a point where he experienced 'loss of use' of his bilateral lower and upper extremities as early as June 27, 2022. The effective dates were assigned based on this progression.
- Claimed conditions
- Loss of use of bilateral lower extremities, Loss of use of bilateral upper extremities
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- November 26, 2024
- Citation
- A24078216
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- Granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to a need for additional development regarding whether the Veteran's impairment of bilateral lower extremities constitutes 'loss of use' as defined by VA regulations. The remand requires obtaining a medical opinion on the level of functional impairment and comparing it to what would be achieved with amputation stumps at the site of election below the knees with suitable prosthetic appliances.
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