Granted
The Board granted an effective date of September 14, 2016 for the award of service connection for left and right knee total knee replacements.
The deciding factor: An effective date can be based on the date a claim was first submitted if the issue is continuously pursued through one of the review avenues allowed under 38 U.S.C. § 5110(a)(2).
- Claimed conditions
- left knee status post total knee arthroplasty, right knee status post total knee arthroplasty
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 4, 2025
- Citation
- A25019354
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