The Board has denied the veteran's claims for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for left knee sprain and dismissed his claim for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for left knee sprain. The veteran's representative withdrew the appeal for a higher initial rating.
The deciding factor: The veteran did not file a pending claim prior to August 21, 2003, for service connection for left knee sprain and there is no evidence indicating he was denied his rights to file such a claim. The effective date of the grant of service connection can be no earlier than that assigned.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Knee Sprain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 20, 2007
- Citation
- 0725884
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Veteran's left knee sprain with instability is granted a 30 percent rating, effective from December 17, 2007, to the present. From February 24, 2015, entitlement for left knee osteoarthritis is granted a separate 20 percent rating.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for increased evaluations of right and left knee sprain prior to September 14, 2015 due to an inadequate May 2013 VA examination report. The examiner did not provide a retrospective opinion on the functional limitation of the Veteran's knees during flare-ups.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence in the record, including missing service treatment records. The Veteran's conditions are being reviewed again with additional medical opinions based on all available information.
- Granted
The Veteran's knee and tibia disabilities were granted ratings, while his PTSD was granted an initial 70% rating. SMP benefits were dismissed.
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