The Board has granted an effective date of February 4, 1982 for the grant of special monthly compensation for loss of use of both feet.
The deciding factor: The veteran's bilateral leg disability had no remaining effective function due to its severity and medical advice against standing or sitting for any period of time.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral leg disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- December 24, 2008
- Citation
- 0844570
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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