The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and effective dates were denied. The Veteran was granted an effective date of April 22, 2011, for the award of service connection for right and left knee strain.
The deciding factor: The criteria for a compensable disability rating for bilateral shin splints, initial disability ratings in excess of 10 percent for right and left knee strains, and an effective date earlier than April 13, 2012, were not met.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral shin splints, right knee strain, left knee strain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 5, 2020
- Citation
- 20051880
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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Related decisions
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- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection of various conditions due to untimely filing of the appeal.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for service connection for left knee strain, right knee strain, shin splints of the right leg, and shin splints of the left leg are being remanded due to a failure to obtain VA examinations and medical nexus opinions.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's initial evaluations for left knee strain, limitation of extension and flexion were both denied as the evidence did not show that his symptoms warranted a rating higher than 10 percent.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to their death during the pendency of the appeal. The Board cannot issue a decision on the merits as they have no jurisdiction.
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