The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for his service-connected knee disabilities and entitlement to additional compensation for dependents, finding that the combined disability rating was less than 30% prior to June 4, 2003.
The deciding factor: The combined disability rating of the service-connected conditions did not meet the threshold requirement (less than 30%) needed for additional compensation for dependents and earlier effective dates prior to June 4, 2003.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee instability or subluxation, traumatic osteoarthritis of the left knee, right knee disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 9, 2006
- Citation
- 0616956
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