The Veteran's appeal for earlier effective dates for a 20% rating for bilateral knee disabilities is dismissed due to procedural issues.
The deciding factor: The Veteran improperly elected into the AMA system, leading to a procedural defect in docketing his appeal before the Board.
- Claimed conditions
- status post meniscal surgery, Patellofemoral joint syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- July 18, 2024
- Citation
- A24039105
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What this means for you
A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot. It says more about procedure than about whether a claim like this can win.
What you can do next
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
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