The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection for cold injury residuals of both great toes is denied as the law does not allow for a date prior to December 9, 1975.,Service connection for bilateral knee disorder is also denied due to lack of competent medical evidence showing arthritis or other chronic disability in the knees.
The deciding factor: The effective date claim cannot be granted as it would violate the law that only allows an earlier effective date if there is clear and unmistakable error, which does not apply here.,There is no current diagnosis of arthritis or any other chronic condition affecting the veteran's knees.
- Claimed conditions
- cold injury residuals of both feet, arthritis or other chronic disability of the knees
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 5, 2007
- Citation
- 0709951
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