The Board denied the veteran's claim for an effective date prior to May 20, 1992 for the grant of service connection for incurvated dystrophic nail, left great toe. The RO assigned a non-compensable rating effective from May 20, 1992.
The deciding factor: The veteran's reopened claim was received on May 20, 1992 by the RO and an effective date of May 20, 1992 for the grant of service connection for a left great toenail disorder was assigned. There is no evidence of record providing a basis for the assignment of an earlier effective date.
- Claimed conditions
- incurvated dystrophic nail of the left great toe
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 10, 2003
- Citation
- 0323316
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What this means for you
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