An effective date of October 15, 2015 for the grant of service connection for a right foot disorder is granted.,An effective date prior to October 15, 2015 for the grant of service connection for a left foot disorder is denied.
The deciding factor: The evidence is at least in equipoise that the Veteran had a right foot disorder on October 15, 2015 when he filed his claim.,There was no prior informal written communication indicating the Veteran's desire to seek service connection for a left foot disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Foot Disorder, Left Foot Disorder, Headache Disorder, Meniere’s Disease, Erectile Dysfunction, Vestibular Disorder (Vertigo), Sleep Apnea, Heart Disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 20, 2018
- Citation
- 18151060
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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