The Board granted earlier effective dates of February 13, 2004, for the 30 percent ratings assigned to the veteran's service-connected chronic patellar tendonitis with chondromalacia in each knee and denied an earlier effective date of April 5, 2002, for the award of service connection for hypertensive heart disease.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the February 13, 2004, claims for increased ratings established entitlement to the higher ratings as of that date, but that there was no evidence of cardiac hypertrophy prior to April 5, 2002, which would warrant an earlier effective date for service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic patellar tendonitis with chondromalacia of the right knee, chronic patellar tendonitis with chondromalacia of the left knee, hypertensive heart disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 27, 2008
- Citation
- 0810149
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
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