The Veteran's claims for effective dates prior to March 3, 2005 and earlier for service connection were denied. The Veteran was granted service connection for right trochanteric bursitis on March 1, 2007 and left trochanteric bursitis on October 6, 2008. Her claims for higher rating for patellar chondromalacia of the right knee, glomerulonephritis, hearing loss, and tinnitus were also denied.
The deciding factor: The effective dates for service connection were determined to be after the Veteran's separation from active duty service, thus denying her requests for earlier effective dates.
- Claimed conditions
- patellar chondromalacia of the right knee, right trochanteric bursitis, left trochanteric bursitis, glomerulonephritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 5, 2012
- Citation
- 1237725
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