The Veteran's effective date for left foot metatarsalgia is granted as October 5, 1968. Service connection for back impairment, left hip impairment, and right hip impairment are all granted as secondary to the left foot metatarsalgia.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the earliest claim of service connection was submitted on September 10, 2015, which is prior to the Veteran's discharge in October 1968. The effective date for left knee degenerative change is denied as there is no evidence of a compensable degree of disability within one year after discharge.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Foot Metatarsalgia, Left Knee Degenerative Change, Back Impairment, Left Hip Impairment, Right Hip Impairment
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 22, 2024
- Citation
- 24008834
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- Granted
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