The Board denied the appellant's claim for an earlier effective date for a 10% rating for residuals of a right foot injury, finding that the appellant did not provide timely notice to the VA regarding his correct address and thus missed notifications about actions taken on his claim.
The deciding factor: The appellant failed to notify the VA of his current address, leading to the use of an outdated address in correspondence. As a result, he missed notifications about actions taken by the RO.
- Claimed conditions
- right foot/ankle disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- March 13, 2012
- Citation
- 1209461
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