Granted
The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of a right ankle strain is granted, with the effective date set to October 17, 2022.
The deciding factor: The earliest communication that can be construed as a petition to reopen the previously denied right ankle strain service connection claim was on October 17, 2022.
- Claimed conditions
- right ankle strain
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 24, 2025
- Citation
- A25006594
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