The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of right and left foot instability, finding that the earliest possible effective date is April 20, 2001.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show any prior unadjudicated claims or intent to apply for increased rating before April 20, 2001, which led to service connection for bilateral foot instability.
- Claimed conditions
- right foot instability, left foot instability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 3, 2024
- Citation
- A24052099
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied earlier effective dates for the grant of service connection and initial increased ratings for various conditions, as well as remanded several issues for further development.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board granted earlier effective dates of October 5, 1998, for service connection for right foot instability and left foot instability.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a right foot disability as secondary to his service-connected left foot disability, finding no current diagnosis of a right foot disability and insufficient evidence linking it to his service or service-connected condition.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has vacated its previous decisions and dismissed the appeal due to the Veteran's withdrawal of his legacy system appeal in favor of opting into the AMA appeal system.
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