The Board granted service connection for RSD of the right foot and ankle based on new evidence received after a previous denial, but denied an earlier effective date. The claimant is currently rated at 10% for RSD of the right foot and ankle.
The deciding factor: Service connection was established based on new evidence indicating that the current RSD may be related to a right ankle injury in service.
- Claimed conditions
- RSD (Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy) of the right foot and ankle
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- November 25, 2002
- Citation
- 0217015
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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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