The Veteran's claim for service connection for a right toe disability was granted, with an effective date of September 28, 2015. His PTSD claim was also granted, but the effective date remains at September 28, 2011.
The deciding factor: New evidence submitted after the April 2010 denial supported a finding that the Veteran's right toe disability is related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- Right toe disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- January 9, 2019
- Citation
- 19102290
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.
What you can do next
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