The veteran's claims for increased ratings and effective date issues were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not meet the criteria for higher ratings or earlier effective dates.
The deciding factor: The Board determined that the medical evidence did not support a finding of entitlement to higher ratings or an earlier effective date based on the current level of disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Knee Injury Residuals, Right Knee Injury Residuals, Lumbosacral Strain with Degenerative Disc Disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 8, 2007
- Citation
- 0724545
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