The Veteran's right ankle disability was rated at 20 percent effective June 3, 2008. The appellant requested an earlier effective date for CRSC benefits based on the Veteran's service-connected ulcer condition, but this was denied as the Department of the Air Force (USAF) had not determined that the ulcer condition was combat-related.
The deciding factor: The USAF did not determine that the Veteran's postoperative stomach injury-duodenal ulcer was a qualifying disability for CRSC pay.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Ankle Injury, Postoperative Stomach Injury-Duodenal Ulcer
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- July 27, 2016
- Citation
- 1629959
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