The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings were denied. The effective dates for the grants of service connection are not earlier than November 1, 2008.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show continuity of symptoms or current severity prior to the reopening of the claim in 2009.
- Claimed conditions
- status-post left total knee replacement, medial aspect of anterior left knee scar
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 10, 2024
- Citation
- A24024656
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the etiology of the Veteran's left knee disorder, specifically whether it is related to his military service. The case will be returned for further review and an addendum opinion from a VA examiner.
- Partly granted
The Board granted a 20 percent rating for degenerative joint disease of the left knee from August 17, 2018 through August 11, 2020 and a 60 percent rating for status-post left total knee replacement from October 1, 2021, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.
- Granted
The Veteran's left knee disability is rated at 60 percent for the periods from April 1, 2015 to January 31, 2018 and from June 1, 2018. The appeal is granted.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for a TDIU due to service-connected disabilities is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining VA and private treatment records, scheduling the Veteran for a vocational evaluation, and referring the case to the Director of Compensation Service for an extraschedular evaluation.
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