The Veteran's claim for an effective date earlier than April 23, 2009, for the grant of service connection for ligament laxity of the left knee is granted. The effective date is set at February 12, 1992, which is when the Veteran first received service connection for residuals of a medial collateral ligament strain of the left knee.
The deciding factor: The VHA opinion concluded that the Veteran's symptoms have been present throughout his course with knee difficulty and are related to his service condition. The effective date is set at the earliest date of service connection, February 12, 1992.
- Claimed conditions
- ligament laxity of the left knee, residuals of medial collateral ligament strain of the left knee
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- March 30, 2012
- Citation
- 1211623
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The veteran's appeal has been withdrawn, and the case is dismissed.
- Dismissed
The veteran's appeal has been withdrawn, and the case is dismissed.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claim for an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for ligament laxity of the left knee, finding that the evidence did not demonstrate moderate impairment warranting a higher rating.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete records and a need for further examination.
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