The Board granted earlier effective dates of October 29, 2007, for the grants of service connection for IP joint arthrofibrosis, great toe, right foot and great toenail deformity.
The deciding factor: The additional service treatment records submitted in May 2022 established facts core to the Veteran's service connection claim, allowing reconsideration of the original claim under 38 C.F.R. § 3.156(c).
- Claimed conditions
- IP joint arthrofibrosis, great toe, right foot, Great toenail deformity
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 11, 2025
- Citation
- A25022556
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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