The Board has granted the reopening of claims for service connection for residuals of fractures of the left ankle, right foot, right ankle, right shoulder, and pelvis, and a skin condition.,However, the effective date for service connection for a left knee disability remains May 31, 1996.
The deciding factor: New and material evidence has been submitted to reopen claims for service connection for residuals of fractures of the left ankle, right foot, right ankle, right shoulder, and pelvis, and a skin condition.,The effective date for service connection for a left knee disability is not earlier than May 31, 1996.
- Claimed conditions
- Residuals of fractures of the left ankle, right foot, right ankle, right shoulder, and pelvis, Skin condition
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 7, 2002
- Citation
- 0209368
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- Dismissed
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Dismissed
The Board denied the veteran's appeals for service connection due to untimely filings.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected left knee and right shoulder disabilities, along with compensation benefits awarded under 38 USC § 1151 for a right bicep detachment during shoulder surgery, prevented him from securing or following substantially gainful employment from December 22, 2011 to December 11, 2016.
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