The RO granted a higher rating for the veteran's right leg disability from 10 to 20 percent effective August 13, 2003. The veteran believes he is entitled to an earlier effective date of June 28, 2000.
The deciding factor: The April 2001 decision granted service connection and assigned a retroactive rating from June 28, 2000, which became final due to the lack of timely appeal. The RO's November 2003 decision increased the rating but did not change the effective date.
- Claimed conditions
- Right tibia stress fracture
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- March 20, 2007
- Citation
- 0708243
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The appeal of the proposed rating reduction for Major Depressive Disorder with Generalized Anxiety Disorder and the ratings for left and right tibia stress fractures were dismissed due to untimely filings.
- Denied
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- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to a duty to assist error in obtaining evidence related to his claimed stressors.
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