The Board denied reopening of claims for left ankle, big toe, and foot peripheral neuropathy disabilities. Service connection was granted for right leg disability (including right ankle) and right leg peripheral neuropathy. An effective date of February 17, 2011, but no earlier, was granted for the grant of service connection for PTSD.
The deciding factor: The Board found that new and material evidence had not been received to reopen claims for left ankle, big toe, and foot disabilities. Service connection was granted based on credible assertions and medical evidence linking current disabilities to in-service injuries or conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- left ankle disability, residual injury to the left big toe, peripheral neuropathy to the left foot, right leg disability (including right ankle), peripheral neuropathy to the right leg
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 26, 2018
- Citation
- 18121514
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