The Board denied the Veteran's appeals for earlier effective dates of service connection for his right knee limitation of extension, meniscectomy, and associated scars. The effective date assigned by VA was October 4, 2022.
The deciding factor: VA regulations require that the effective date of a claim be the date of receipt of the claim or the date entitlement arose, whichever is later. In this case, the Veteran's claims were received on October 7, 2022, and VA assigned an effective date of October 4, 2022.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee limitation of extension, right knee status post meniscectomy, right knee scars
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 5, 2024
- Citation
- A24080928
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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