The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of September 21, 2010, for the award of an increased rating of 20 percent for right ankle scars was granted.
The deciding factor: The evidence is evenly balanced as to whether entitlement arose on the September 21, 2010, date of claim, and the Veteran continuously pursued his claim under both legacy and modernized systems.
- Claimed conditions
- right ankle scars
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- July 1, 2025
- Citation
- A25057057
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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for a rating in excess of 20 percent for his service-connected right ankle disability and a compensable rating for his service-connected right ankle scars.
- Partly granted
The Board granted a 30 percent disability rating for the Veteran's right tibia and fibula fracture, status-post ORIF, but denied a compensable disability rating for her right ankle scars.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, an abnormal gait, right ankle synovitis, right ankle scars, Morton's neuroma, right hammer toe, and a low back disability.
- Denied
The Board denied the claims for earlier effective dates for service connection awards related to right foot and left knee conditions, as well as a right ankle condition.
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