The Board granted earlier effective dates of February 1, 2021, for the awards of service connection and secondary service connection for various disabilities.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claims were continuously pursued within one year of the initial rating decisions, allowing for an earlier effective date based on the date of his July 30, 2021 Application for Compensation.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral Shoulder Disorder, Bilateral Knee Disorder, Lumbar Spine Disorder, GERD (Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease), Allergic Rhinitis, Chronic Sinusitis, Laceration Scar on the Forehead - Painful, Laceration Scar on the Forehead - Disfiguring, Cervical Spine Disorder, Right Upper Extremity Radiculopathy, Left Upper Extremity Radiculopathy, Depressive Disorder with Major Depressive Features
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 5, 2025
- Citation
- A25040802
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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- Partly granted
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- Denied
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