The Board has granted the Veteran's claims for service connection for right knee disability and neck disability, effective February 6, 1996, based on clear and unmistakable error in previous rating decisions.
The deciding factor: The original claims were not adjudicated by the RO, leading to an incorrect effective date of May 6, 2013. The correct facts should have been presented earlier, resulting in a more favorable outcome for the Veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- osteoarthritis, right knee, degenerative arthritis, cervical spine with intervertebral disc syndrome
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 26, 2024
- Citation
- A24078358
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