Granted
The Board granted earlier effective dates of October 5, 1998, for service connection for right foot instability and left foot instability.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows that the Veteran's right foot instability and left foot instability had their onset on October 5, 1998, which is when an effective date can be assigned based on the evidence of record.
- Claimed conditions
- right foot instability, left foot instability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 1, 2025
- Citation
- A25103026
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