The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for special monthly compensation based on anatomical loss of one foot and one leg preventing natural knee action, with loss of use of one hand was granted by the RO. The effective date is set at August 19, 1997.
The deciding factor: The veteran's claim was reviewed under the provisions for liberalizing laws and VA issues, and an earlier effective date could not be established as it would have occurred more than a year prior to the effective date of the law or VA issue.
- Claimed conditions
- anatomical loss of one foot and one leg preventing natural knee action, loss of use of one hand
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 17, 2001
- Citation
- 0101150
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