The Veteran's claim for an effective date back to June 2005 is granted, as the evidence showed residual disability following his surgery at a VA medical center. The effective dates for Section 1151 compensation benefits and residual scarring resulting from the Achilles tendon repair are also granted.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claim was pending since June 2005 when the evidence showed additional disability as a result of an Achilles tendon repair, which is considered direct service connection under VA regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- left Achilles tendon
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 24, 2016
- Citation
- 1607147
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not prevent him from securing or following substantially gainful employment prior to May 2, 2014.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date prior to May 2, 2014, for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) because he did not meet the schedular requirements and there was insufficient evidence to substantiate that his service-connected disabilities rendered him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection for a back disability was granted, and the claims for peripheral neuropathy of the right lower extremity and left lower extremity were also granted. The claim for service connection for a disability of the left Achilles tendon is pending.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's left Achilles tendon and low back disability, finding that these conditions had their onset during active duty service.
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