The Board denied the Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for increased disability ratings and service connection, finding that there was no pending claim prior to February 23, 2021. The effective date of the awards is set at February 23, 2021.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there were no communications or documents prior to February 23, 2021, requesting benefits for the conditions in question and thus denied earlier effective dates.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee arthroplasty, painful residual scar from a left knee meniscectomy, right knee limitation of flexion, thoracolumbar spine arthritis with spondylolisthesis, leg length discrepancy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- December 17, 2022
- Citation
- A22025697
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