Granted
The Veteran's claims for service connection have been reopened and granted.,The Veteran is not entitled to an effective date earlier than April 27, 2017 for the grants of service connection.
The deciding factor: New evidence was received that supports the reopening of the claims for service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Left Knee Disorder","secondary_to":null,"aggravation_of_preexisting":null,"new_and_material_evidence":true}, {"condition_name":"Right Shoulder Disorder","secondary_to":null,"aggravation_of_preexisting":null,"new_and_material_evidence":true}
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 23, 2020
- Citation
- 20080906
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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