The Board denied the veteran's claim for an effective date earlier than September 16, 1997 for a 20 percent evaluation of his service-connected left foot disability.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show that there was an increase in disability prior to September 16, 1997 and the earliest evidence of such increase within one year of the claim was received in February 1998.
- Claimed conditions
- left foot disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- September 13, 2002
- Citation
- 0211904
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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