Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date for service connection of bilateral pes planus, finding that November 28, 2022, was the earliest possible effective date.
The deciding factor: The January 2021 claim submission could not be considered a complete application form under the regulations, and thus the earliest possible effective date is November 28, 2022.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral pes planus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 5, 2025
- Citation
- A25010843
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