The Board denied the Veteran's claims for effective dates prior to June 13, 2016, for the grant of a 20 percent rating for a left foot disability and service connection for bilateral hearing loss and low back disabilities.
The deciding factor: The claim was received by VA on June 13, 2016, more than forty-five years after separation from service, which is when the earliest effective date can be assigned based on VA regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- left foot disability, bilateral hearing loss, low back disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- April 15, 2019
- Citation
- 19129142
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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