The Board has granted an effective date of September 9, 1986 for the grant of service connection for left and right ankle disabilities. The veteran's increased rating claims are also remanded for further development.
The deciding factor: An SSOC was not issued following the April 1987 hearing, which is why the earlier claim remained open despite the veteran's failure to reply to the RO.
- Claimed conditions
- left and right ankle subtalar joint disabilities
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 30, 2008
- Citation
- 0825500
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