The Board denied the Veteran's claims for effective dates earlier than June 29, 2011, for grant of service connection for left knee strain with DJD and right wrist tenosynovitis with DJD. The issues of an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for left knee strain with DJD and right wrist tenosynovitis with DJD are remanded.
The deciding factor: The effective dates assigned were the earliest possible based on the date of claims filed by the Veteran, as there was no indication that he had previously claimed service connection prior to June 29, 2011 for left knee strain and right wrist tenosynovitis with DJD.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee strain with DJD, right wrist tenosynovitis with DJD
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 7, 2020
- Citation
- 20032304
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Veteran's claims were partially granted and partially denied. He received a grant of an earlier effective date for his left knee instability rating and a grant of a 10 percent rating for that condition, but he did not receive a higher rating or an effective date before October 20, 2015.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for service connection and increased ratings on multiple conditions has been dismissed due to the Veteran's withdrawal of the appeal.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the cases for further development and examination as there is insufficient evidence on file regarding the current severity of the appellant's knee disabilities and GERD.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim of service connection for a left knee strain with degenerative joint disease (DJD) due to lack of evidence linking his current disability to service.
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