Partly granted
The Veteran's right ankle disability is rated at 20 percent effective March 10, 2022, and the appeal for an earlier effective date was denied.
The deciding factor: An increase in the Veteran's right ankle disability to a 20 percent rating level occurred on March 10, 2022, which is within the one-year period preceding May 9, 2022, and thus warrants an earlier effective date for this rating.
- Claimed conditions
- right ankle disability, left knee disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- February 4, 2025
- Citation
- A25009699
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