The Veteran's claims for service connection for ITP, effective date prior to January 21, 2011 for the grant of a 30 percent rating for bilateral plantar fasciitis, and effective date prior to January 21, 2011 for the grant of service connection for submandibular surgical scar are all remanded. The Veteran's claim for TDIU is also remanded due to its inextricability with the other issues.
The deciding factor: The claims involve new evidence and require further review by VA to determine if they meet the criteria for reopening and granting service connection, as well as determining appropriate effective dates for the granted benefits. The Veteran's claim for TDIU is also remanded due to insufficient information regarding his employment history.
- Claimed conditions
- submandibular surgical scar, immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP), localized sensory impairment
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- August 13, 2019
- Citation
- 19161928
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What this means for you
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