The Board found that there was no clear and unmistakable error in the December 1967 rating decision that failed to assign evaluations in excess of 20 percent for the veteran's service-connected left and right ankle disabilities.
The deciding factor: The evidence used as a basis for increasing the ratings, including the August 1998 VA examination report, was not available at the time of the December 1967 rating decision. The Board concluded that the statutory and regulatory provisions were correctly applied by the adjudicators at that time.
- Claimed conditions
- left and right ankle disabilities
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 7, 2003
- Citation
- 0304074
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