The Board granted an earlier effective date of January 3, 2018, for the award of service connection for right knee osteoarthritis status post meniscal repair, limitation of flexion. The claim for an earlier effective date for a 30 percent evaluation for left knee meniscal tear with arthritis was denied.
The deciding factor: The Board determined that the Veteran's continuous pursuit of his claims warranted the earlier effective dates as per VA regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee osteoarthritis, status post meniscal repair, limitation of flexion, left knee meniscal tear with arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- March 12, 2025
- Citation
- A25022965
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 833 · Granted: 33% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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