The Board has determined that the veteran is entitled to an effective date of July 24, 1986 for a 10 percent rating for chronic costochondritis of the left anterior chest wall.
The deciding factor: The RO reclassified service-connected mastitis as chronic costochondritis and granted service connection dating back to August 24, 1955, which effectively reversed the March 1992 denial. The July 1986 claim for an increased rating was then considered on a different basis.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic costochondritis of the left anterior chest wall, left breast mastitis
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- October 21, 2005
- Citation
- 0528441
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