The Board has determined that the effective date for the award of service connection and assignment of a 10 percent rating for left knee medial meniscus tear with instability is August 19, 1997.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claim was received by the RO on August 19, 1997, which can be interpreted as an informal claim for service connection. The earliest document that may be considered a claim for service connection for a left knee disorder is the VA Form 21-8940 dated on August 19, 1997.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee medial meniscus tear with instability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- February 2, 2016
- Citation
- 1603531
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