The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for an effective date prior to October 30, 1989 for service connection and a compensable rating for his right foot disability. The RO must issue an SOC regarding these issues.
The deciding factor: The effective date of service connection is based on the date of receipt of the claim or the date entitlement arose, whichever is later. In this case, the earliest possible effective date provided by law is October 30, 1989.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a right foot injury, fracture of the great, second, and third toe with osteoarthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 20, 2009
- Citation
- 0939722
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for residuals of right foot, left foot, right ankle, and left ankle injuries incurred during military service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of a right foot injury and lumbar spine disorder due to insufficient evidence regarding their etiology. The Veteran is required to undergo additional VA examinations to determine if his current conditions are related to military service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for service connection for left ear hearing loss, hypertension, chronic obstructive lung disease, right upper extremity radiculopathy, left upper extremity radiculopathy, and residuals of a right foot injury are all denied. The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for lumbar spine disorder and bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for a lumbar spine disorder is also remanded.
- Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the appeal as the RO granted service connection for right foot arthritis and a right elbow strain with limitation of extension during the pendency of this appeal.
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