The Board granted service connection and assigned a 10% rating for degenerative joint disease of the right knee and osteoarthritis of the lumbar spine. The effective date was not established as it was determined that there were no early claims for special monthly compensation prior to April 11, 1997.
The deciding factor: The veteran's service-connected disabilities did not meet the criteria for earlier effective dates due to lack of evidence showing loss of use of the left foot prior to April 11, 1997.
- Claimed conditions
- degenerative joint disease of the right knee, osteoarthritis of the lumbar spine
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- October 22, 2001
- Citation
- 0125018
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What this means for you
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- Denied
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