The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates and increased ratings for his service-connected chondromalacia patellae, finding that there was no factual basis to grant such prior to October 15, 2003.
The deciding factor: There is no evidence of a factually ascertainable increase in disability prior to the date of receipt of the claim on October 15, 1999.
- Claimed conditions
- Chondromalacia patellae
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 12, 2006
- Citation
- 0620193
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What this means for you
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