The Board denied the Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for service connection of patellofemoral syndrome of the left knee, degenerative disc disease with spondylosis of the lumbar spine, and residuals of a hysterectomy. The effective dates assigned are November 10, 2014 for patellofemoral syndrome of the left knee and degenerative disc disease with spondylosis of the lumbar spine, and May 23, 2015 for residuals of a hysterectomy.
The deciding factor: The claims were not filed within one year of separation from service, so earlier effective dates based on prior, pending, unadjudicated claims are not warranted. The date of receipt of the claims is the later of the dates, and is the proper effective date for the award of service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- patellofemoral syndrome of the left knee, degenerative disc disease with spondylosis of the lumbar spine, residuals of a hysterectomy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 31, 2019
- Citation
- 19107082
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