The Board has granted effective dates of December 23, 1987 for the grant of a 40 percent evaluation for paralysis of the right lower extremity and special monthly compensation for loss of use of the right foot. The case is remanded to obtain additional medical records and determine if further development or notice action is required.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the veteran's claims were not solely about service connection, but also related to effective dates, which requires additional evidence and clarification from the RO.
- Claimed conditions
- paralysis of the right lower extremity, loss of use of the right foot
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 10, 2002
- Citation
- 0200345
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What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
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