The Veteran's claims for service connection and effective dates have been denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support earlier effective dates prior to January 14, 2014, for the grant of service connection for left knee patellofemoral syndrome and right knee patellar chondromalacia with patellofemoral syndrome. The Veteran's hemorrhoids were rated as noncompensable.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show that the Veteran had a history of left or right knee disabilities prior to January 14, 2014, and thus earlier effective dates are denied.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of traumatic brain injury, right hand disability, left knee patellofemoral syndrome, right knee patellar chondromalacia with patellofemoral syndrome, hemorrhoids
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 7, 2016
- Citation
- 1600578
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