The Board granted service connection for right knee strain with meniscal tear, effective June 17, 2022.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claim was considered as filed on June 17, 2022, due to the filing of an incomplete application form within one year of receipt, and a complete application was received on May 16, 2023.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee strain with meniscal tear
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- February 24, 2025
- Citation
- A25016367
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,893 · Granted: 31% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
The Board denied service connection for tinnitus, a left hand disability, residuals status post right boxer fracture of the fifth finger, and a bilateral hip disability. The effective date for the grants of service connection for certain conditions was set to October 28, 2020.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for left and right knee strain with meniscal tear due to outstanding records, including SSA and VA treatment records. The Veteran is also requested to provide authorization for private treatment records from his incarceration facility.
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