The Board granted an effective date of December 27, 2016, but no earlier, for the award of service connection for costochondritis and denied a higher initial rating from February 14, 2023.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the Veteran's incomplete application form received in December 2016 that included a claim for costochondritis, which was considered an informal claim. The Board found that this claim met the criteria for service connection at the time of its receipt.
- Claimed conditions
- costochondritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- October 21, 2024
- Citation
- A24067399
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,604 · Granted: 65% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
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