The Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for service connection of left knee disability and pes planus were denied as there are no prior VA treatment records showing an intent to apply for benefits. The Veteran's claims for increased evaluations for bilateral pes planus were also denied.
The deciding factor: There is no evidence that the Veteran filed a claim or had intent to seek service connection for his left knee disability and pes planus prior to June 23, 2016, when he first submitted VA forms for these claims. The effective dates assigned are based on the date of receipt of the claims.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative arthritis with recurrent subluxation of the left knee, Pes planus (flatfoot)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 8, 2023
- Citation
- 23027352
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