The Board denied the Veteran's claims for an effective date prior to June 19, 2020, for the grant of service connection for left and right knee patellofemoral pain syndrome with osteoarthritis due to lack of evidence showing entitlement arose before that date.
The deciding factor: The earliest possible effective date is June 19, 2020, as this was the date VA received the Veteran's completed supplemental claim application to reopen his claims for service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee patellofemoral pain syndrome with osteoarthritis, right knee patellofemoral pain syndrome with osteoarthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 28, 2024
- Citation
- A24050569
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