The Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for patellofemoral syndrome of the bilateral knees are denied as there is no evidence indicating an intent to reopen her claim prior to March 8, 2016.
The deciding factor: There was no indication that the Veteran had filed a claim or informal written communication indicative of her desire to reopen her claim for patellofemoral syndrome of the bilateral knees prior to March 8, 2016.
- Claimed conditions
- patellofemoral syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- January 17, 2019
- Citation
- 19104231
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for his left knee disability, finding that a current disability is related to an in-service injury and resolving all doubt in favor of the Veteran.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for right, left knee conditions and back pain as the evidence did not support that these conditions were caused by or aggravated by active duty service or a service-connected disability.
- Remanded (sent back)
The claim for service connection for a left knee condition (to include patellofemoral syndrome and DJD) is remanded for readjudication, as new and relevant evidence has been received sufficient to reopen the claim.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further evaluation of his right knee disability, including a determination on the temporary total rating and a rating in excess of 10 percent. The issues are related to service connection under direct theory.
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