The Veteran is seeking an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for residuals of a punji wound on the right foot, with degenerative joint disease, hallux valgus and a scar. The appeal also includes a claim regarding whether there was clear and unmistakable error in a December 1971 decision that denied service connection for a right foot condition.
The deciding factor: The Board does not have jurisdiction to address the earlier effective date claim due to an unresolved issue of clear and unmistakable error, which is intertwined with the main claim.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a punji wound on the right foot, degenerative joint disease, hallux valgus, scar
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 18, 2014
- Citation
- 1432223
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
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- Dismissed
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