The veteran's claim for an effective date earlier than August 6, 1997 for the grant of service connection for residuals of breast reduction surgery was granted. The issue concerning a disability rating in excess of 30 percent for residuals of breast reduction surgery is pending.
The deciding factor: Service connection was established based on new and material evidence submitted by the veteran after her original claim, which resulted in an effective date of September 2, 1994.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of breast reduction surgery
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 22, 2001
- Citation
- 0116924
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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.
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