Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for a 20 percent disability rating for his service-connected status post right ankle fracture with arthritis, and remanded the issue of entitlement to service connection for herniated disc, lumbar spine L5-S1.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show worsening of the Veteran's status post right ankle fracture with arthritis within one year prior to December 2022, and there was no formal or informal claim for an increased rating prior to that date.
- Claimed conditions
- status post right ankle fracture with arthritis, herniated disc, lumbar spine L5-S1
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 5, 2025
- Citation
- A25010628
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