The Veteran's claim for a higher rating of his right foot deformity is granted, effective March 5, 2008. The petition to reopen the issue of service connection for a brain aneurysm is granted.
The deciding factor: New evidence submitted since the last final denial has raised a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim for service connection for a brain aneurysm.
- Claimed conditions
- deformity of the distal end of the second metatarsal bone, right foot, brain aneurysm
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- December 17, 2019
- Citation
- 19194376
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