Granted
The Board granted earlier effective dates for increased ratings and service connection, as well as awards of special monthly compensation and Dependents' Educational Assistance.
The deciding factor: The intent to file submitted on October 25, 2024 should have been associated with the claim submitted in December 2024, leading to an earlier effective date for the claims.
- Claimed conditions
- vascular dementia and major depressive disorder with anxious distress, bilateral sensorineural hearing loss, left shoulder impingement syndrome with rotator cuff tendonitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- November 7, 2025
- Citation
- A25097260
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