The Veteran's appeal for an increased rating for a left foot disability in excess of 20 percent prior to November 3, 2017 is dismissed.,Issues related to service connection and increased ratings are remanded.
The deciding factor: The Veteran did not appeal the effective date of his award for the left foot disability, only the increased rating itself. The issue is therefore dismissed.
- Claimed conditions
- degenerative arthritis, residuals of left foot fracture of the first, second, and third metatarsal heads and heel wound, hammer toes, hallux rigidus, Haglund's deformity of the left heel, basal cell carcinoma (BCC) of the nose
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 21, 2023
- Citation
- 23061912
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What this means for you
A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot. It says more about procedure than about whether a claim like this can win.
What you can do next
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- Dismissed
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors, including obtaining outstanding Social Security Administration records.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for a right foot disability, diagnosed as degenerative arthritis, fibrocartilaginous calcaneonavicular with lateral cuneiform cuboid coalition, other unspecified right ankle disorder, and status post right foot fracture.
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