The Veteran seeks an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for residual effects, manifested by leg length discrepancy and obvious bone deformity, status-post comminuted closed fracture, involving the tibia and fibula, right lower extremity. The Board finds that no such earlier effective date is warranted as the claim was not received within a year after separation from service.
The deciding factor: The Veteran did not file an informal or formal claim for service connection prior to September 21, 2009, and thus, the earliest effective date is September 21, 2009.
- Claimed conditions
- leg length discrepancy, obvious bone deformity, status-post comminuted closed fracture, tibia and fibula, right lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 9, 2012
- Citation
- 1200718
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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