The appeal was denied for an earlier effective date and a compensable rating for the left foot keratoma, while certain claims were remanded.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support an earlier effective date or a compensable rating for the left foot keratoma due to insufficient medical evidence indicating the disability's severity.
- Claimed conditions
- exostosis, left foot keratoma, eye disability (cornea transplant), hammer toes, right lower extremity, unequal legs, claimed as uneven leg length
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 5, 2025
- Citation
- A25010446
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Decisions by this judge: 252 · Granted: 33% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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- Granted
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- Granted
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