The veteran is seeking an earlier effective date for a 10 percent rating for his service-connected incurvated dystrophic nail of the left great toe. The Board has remanded this case to the RO for further action, including issuance of a statement of the case (SOC).
The deciding factor: The Board did not have jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of the claim as it pertained to an effective date issue.
- Claimed conditions
- incurvated dystrophic nail of the left great toe
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 14, 2006
- Citation
- 0617397
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied an increased rating for the service-connected incurvated dystrophic nail of the left great toe, and the RO subsequently granted a 10 percent rating effective from May 20, 2000. The veteran is now seeking an earlier effective date.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appeal as there was no valid notice of disagreement filed regarding the increased rating for the service-connected incurvated dystrophic nail of the left great toe.
- Denied
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.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected lumbar myositis, psychoneurosis and conversion hysteria, residuals of shrapnel wounds of the left thigh and pelvis with retained foreign bodies and scars, and residuals of shell fragment wounds of the right thigh and left leg. The veteran was also denied entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
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