The Board denied the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for a 100 percent evaluation for loss of one hand and one foot, finding that the July 22, 1997 rating decision became final due to lack of timely notice of disagreement.
The deciding factor: The veteran did not file a timely notice of disagreement within the one-year period after receiving notification of the July 1997 rating decision, which established an effective date of August 9, 1994 for the assignment of a 100 percent evaluation for loss of use of one hand and one foot.
- Claimed conditions
- loss of use of one hand and one foot
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 30, 2006
- Citation
- 0633495
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What this means for you
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