The Veteran's service-connected conditions were awarded effective October 1, 2010. The Board finds that the earlier effective dates are denied as a matter of law.
The deciding factor: The earliest possible effective date for an award of service connection is the day following separation from active service.
- Claimed conditions
- Generalized Anxiety Disorder with Parasomnia and Alcohol Dependence, Folliculitis, Xerosis, Contact Dermatitis, and Herpes Genitalis, Right Elbow Epicondylitis, Right Knee Strain (Status Post-Surgical Repair of a Meniscal Tear), Left Knee Internal Derangement
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 23, 2016
- Citation
- 1633313
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for right elbow epicondylitis as there is no evidence of an in-service injury or onset, and the condition does not have a link to service.
- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not render him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment from June 7, 2017, to May 17, 2018.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities prevent him from securing and following a substantially gainful occupation consistent with his education, training, and work history.
- Granted
The Veteran's left knee internal derangement was granted a 20 percent rating from April 30, 2014 to November 4, 2015. A separate rating for limitation of flexion is denied and a higher rating for the condition is also denied.
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