The Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for service connection are denied.,An effective date of April 14, 2005 is granted for the grant of service connection for instability of the right knee. The previous effective date of December 11, 2000 remains unchanged for osteoarthritis of the right knee with limitation of flexion and extension.,The Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for service connection are denied.
The deciding factor: There is no evidence of instability prior to April 14, 2005. The earliest date of receipt of a claim or the date entitlement arose (December 11, 2000) is used as the effective date for service connection.,The first objective indication of instability was on April 14, 2005. Therefore, an effective date of April 14, 2005 is granted for the grant of service connection for instability of the right knee.
- Claimed conditions
- osteoarthritis of the right knee, instability of the right knee, osteoarthritis of the left knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 5, 2010
- Citation
- 1012824
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted an initial 20 percent rating for limitation of extension of the right knee and a 10 percent rating for instability of the right knee, but no higher.
- Partly granted
The Board granted restoration of a 40% rating for osteoarthritis of the left knee, effective July 1, 2009, and denied an increased rating in excess of 40% for the same condition as well as entitlement to TDIU.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for osteoarthritis of the left knee as a secondary condition to the Veteran's already service-connected left knee disability.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issues of entitlement to increased ratings for right knee conditions due to insufficient medical evidence.
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