GrantedPACT Act
The Board granted an effective date of August 10, 2022, for service connection for loss of use, bilateral lower and upper extremities with a rating of 100 percent.
The deciding factor: The Veteran continuously pursued the claims based on TERA participation, which falls under the PACT Act, allowing an earlier effective date.
- Claimed conditions
- loss of use, bilateral lower extremities, loss of use, bilateral upper extremities
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- December 15, 2025
- Citation
- A25108112
Want to see how appeals like this one tend to go? Appeals like mine
We are not the VA. Veterans’ Rights is an independent resource built for veterans. We are not the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, not part of the government, and not endorsed by any government agency.
This is general information, not legal advice. For advice about your own situation, talk to a VA-accredited representative — many help for free.