The Board denied the veteran's claims for an earlier effective date and increased ratings, finding that no new and material evidence had been submitted to reopen fully adjudicated April 1972 claims.
The deciding factor: The claims were dismissed as they originated from final rating decisions and did not meet the criteria for revision on the basis of clear and unmistakable error (CUE).
- Claimed conditions
- Unilateral spondylolysis at L5, Degenerative joint disease of the right knee, status post total knee replacement
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 18, 2025
- Citation
- A25024821
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 882 · Granted: 35% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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