An effective date of October 16, 2003, but no earlier, is granted for service connection for a right knee disability.,The claim for an earlier effective date for non-cancerous fatty tumors with residual scars is denied.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's request to reopen the claim for service connection for a right knee disability was submitted on October 16, 2003, which is considered the earliest request to reopen following the final Board decision in July 1988.
- Claimed conditions
- Injury to right knee in 1968, with shell fragment wounds documented in service records., Present since 1968, initially attributed to chemical exposures in service. Service-connected as non-cancerous fatty tumors (lipomas) and associated residual scars.
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 25, 2019
- Citation
- 19149704
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
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