The Board denied the veteran's requests for earlier effective dates for his service connection awards, finding that the appropriate effective dates were February 24, 1998.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the veteran had not submitted new and material evidence to reopen his claims of entitlement to service connection for right ankle disability or chronic right tibial and fibular fracture residuals with malunion and knee impairment. The effective dates assigned were determined based on when the veteran's applications to reopen these claims were received.
- Claimed conditions
- Right tibial and fibular fracture residuals with malunion and knee impairment, Right ankle degenerative joint disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 6, 2006
- Citation
- 0619657
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What this means for you
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