The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of August 1, 1997 for the grant of service connection for a left foot remote injury is granted. The rating assigned for right foot fracture residuals and left foot remote injury both became effective on June 30, 2022.
The deciding factor: The VA examination confirmed that the Veteran's complaints of pain in 1999 and 2007 could not be retrospectively determined without mere speculation.
- Claimed conditions
- left foot remote injury, right foot fracture
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- November 28, 2022
- Citation
- 22066106
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