SO ,,, ACCORDING TO MULTIPLE VSO'S AT THE BVA LEVEL ARE UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT THE DELUCA ARGUMENT OF LOOKING TOWARD THE MEDICAL EVALUATION FOR FUNCTIONAL LOSS DOES NOT APPLY TO CLAIMS THAT ARE AWARDED WITH ORIGINAL GRANT OF SERVICE CONNECTION RATING CRITERIA...
LIKE WHAT???????
ACCORDING TO THEM THE APPEALS MANAGEMENT CENTER AT THE BOARD OF VETERANS APPEALS IS NOT LOOKING FOR DELUCA IF YOUR AWARD IS THE FIRST AWARD OF SERVICE CONNECTION. THEY ONLY CONSIDER DELUCA WHEN ITS A GRANT FOR INCREASE.
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SO ,,, ACCORDING TO MULTIPLE VSO'S AT THE BVA LEVEL ARE UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT THE DELUCA ARGUMENT OF LOOKING TOWARD THE MEDICAL EVALUATION FOR FUNCTIONAL LOSS DOES NOT APPLY TO CLAIMS THAT ARE AWARDED WITH ORIGINAL GRANT OF SERVICE CONNECTION RATING CRITERIA...
LIKE WHAT???????
ACCORDING TO THEM THE APPEALS MANAGEMENT CENTER AT THE BOARD OF VETERANS APPEALS IS NOT LOOKING FOR DELUCA IF YOUR AWARD IS THE FIRST AWARD OF SERVICE CONNECTION. THEY ONLY CONSIDER DELUCA WHEN ITS A GRANT FOR INCREASE.
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Start at the BVA, research Deluca rulings. Find anything related to increase. This should give you the answer. https://www.index.va.gov/search/va/bva.jsp
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