The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for right total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is denied. The earliest possible effective date is April 17, 2020.,The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for acne is denied. The earliest possible effective date is April 16, 2020.
The deciding factor: The March 2019 Board decision denying right TKA was final and not appealed within one year. The Veteran filed a Supplemental Claim on April 17, 2020, which became the effective date for service connection.,The claim for acne was denied in 2014 but reopened in 2020 when the Veteran requested an increase. The earliest possible effective date is based on the date of receipt of his claim.
- Claimed conditions
- right total knee arthroplasty (TKA), painful and unstable acne scarring (acne)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 10, 2024
- Citation
- A24064877
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