The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for increased ratings of his bilateral knee disabilities are denied. The RO established service connection and assigned a noncompensable rating in October 1991, which became final due to lack of appeal. The RO received the veteran's claim for an increased rating on March 18, 1999, but found no communication indicating entitlement to such increase within one year before that date.
The deciding factor: The effective dates for the awards cannot be earlier than February 25, 1999 for the right knee and March 18, 1999 for the left knee due to lack of evidence showing an increase in disability status within a year prior to those dates.
- Claimed conditions
- patellofemoral arthrosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 30, 2001
- Citation
- 0112277
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral knee disability, diagnosed as patellofemoral pain syndrome and patellofemoral arthrosis, was aggravated during his period of active service. Therefore, service connection for this condition is granted.
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