The Veteran seeks an earlier effective date for the grants of service connection for patellofemoral syndrome of the right knee and bilateral pes planus. The Board finds that no claim was filed or adjudicated prior to April 21, 2010.,The Veteran's claims were denied in September 1994 and January 2009. No new and material evidence was submitted within one year of these decisions. The AOJ granted the Veteran's petitions to reopen his previously-denied claims for bilateral pes planus and patellofemoral syndrome of the right knee on April 21, 2010.
The deciding factor: The effective date cannot be earlier than April 21, 2010 as no claim was filed or adjudicated prior to this date.
- Claimed conditions
- patellofemoral syndrome of the right knee, bilateral pes planus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 16, 2018
- Citation
- 18142122
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew the appeals for service connection for bilateral pes planus, obstructive sleep apnea, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for multiple conditions, including an acquired psychiatric disorder, sleep apnea, hypertension, and various musculoskeletal and skin disabilities.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for bilateral pes planus based on aggravation of a preexisting disability, but denied service connection for right and left knee disabilities.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for bilateral pes planus, anemia, and gastritis as the conditions were not shown to be related to or aggravated by service.
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