The Board granted a September 1, 2020, effective date for the award of service connection for left knee strain with osteoarthritis.
The deciding factor: The Veteran continuously pursued his claim and met the criteria for an earlier effective date based on the evidence of record.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee strain with osteoarthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- April 23, 2025
- Citation
- A25037551
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and an effective date of October 24, 2022, for obstructive sleep apnea. Other claims were denied or remanded.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, bilateral hearing loss, lumbosacral strain, left knee strain with osteoarthritis, and right knee condition.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for a new examination to address inconsistencies in the October 2023 VA examination report.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the claims for service connection and denied increased ratings, as there was no evidence supporting a diagnosis of TBI, adiposity-based chronic disease, or carpal tunnel syndrome related to service. The claim for obstructive sleep apnea was dismissed due to a previous grant of service connection.
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