The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of degenerative arthritis of the right knee was denied as his initial claim dated February 26, 1990 was invalid due to lack of signature. The most recent formal claim was received on October 31, 2007.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's initial claim for service connection dated February 26, 1990 was not valid as it lacked a signature and no response was received from the Veteran. His most recent formal claim was submitted on October 31, 2007.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative Arthritis of the Right Knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- January 14, 2013
- Citation
- 1301377
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