The Board has determined that the veteran is not entitled to an effective date earlier than September 15, 1997 for service connection of right knee injury residuals.
The deciding factor: The claim was denied in November 1978 and again in March 1996. The petition to reopen the claim was received on September 15, 1997, which is considered the earliest possible effective date as it is the date of receipt of the informal claim.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Knee Injury Residuals
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- May 18, 2006
- Citation
- 0614502
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What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
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