Dismissed
The appeal for an earlier effective date for the left ankle disability was dismissed as the April 2015 and April 2019 rating decisions are final.
The deciding factor: The claim is a freestanding claim for an earlier effective date, which cannot be granted after a decision establishing an effective date becomes final.
- Claimed conditions
- left ankle disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 3, 2025
- Citation
- A25018796
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