The Veteran's claim for service connection for right foot pes cavus was denied in January 2009, and he did not appeal. He submitted a new application to reopen his claim on June 3, 2011, which resulted in the grant of service connection effective from April 19, 2013. The Board found that an earlier effective date was not warranted.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claim for right foot pes cavus was denied due to lack of evidence linking it to his military service and did not receive a timely appeal or new and material evidence within one year of the January 2009 rating decision. The June 3, 2011 application to reopen resulted in the grant of service connection effective from April 19, 2013.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Foot Pes Cavus, Left Foot Calluses
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 29, 2018
- Citation
- 18130302
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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