The Board has granted a compensable evaluation of 10 percent for the veteran's right foot disability, effective September 17, 2000.
The deciding factor: The RO continued a noncompensable evaluation and determined new and material evidence had not been submitted. The veteran accepted a 10 percent evaluation and dropped other issues on appeal.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals, fracture, second toe, right foot
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- January 15, 2002
- Citation
- 0200542
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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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