The Board granted the veteran's request for an earlier effective date of June 30, 1992, for the grant of service connection for loss of use of his left foot. The decision also assigned a combined disability rating of 40 percent and special monthly compensation based on the loss of use of the left foot.
The deciding factor: The veteran's claim was reopened due to new and material evidence submitted after the Board denied it in June 1992, and an effective date prior to June 30, 1992, was not warranted as that is when the reopening occurred.
- Claimed conditions
- Loss of use of left foot
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 27, 2001
- Citation
- 0119568
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's claim for special monthly compensation (SMC) based on the loss of use of his left foot was granted effective June 12, 2021. The Board found that he has been entitled to SMC since at least this date.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran is granted special monthly compensation (SMC) based on the loss of use of her left foot and the need for regular aid and attendance due to her service-connected disabilities.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's service-connected intervertebral disc syndrome with left sciatic radiculopathy causes loss of use in his left foot, meeting the criteria for financial assistance for an automobile and adaptive equipment.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's SMC for loss of use of his left foot is granted beginning April 3, 2015. The claim for prior to this date remains denied.
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