The Board denied the Veteran's claims for an earlier effective date for the 20 percent and 10 percent ratings assigned for his left knee disability and painful left knee scar, respectively.
The deciding factor: There is no evidence that the disabilities increased in severity prior to June 22, 2021, which is when the Veteran filed his claim.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of left knee meniscal tear with arthritis, painful left knee scar
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 29, 2025
- Citation
- A25039193
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 785 · Granted: 34% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
This is a plain-language summary generated by AI from a public Board of Veterans’ Appeals decision. It can contain errors — always verify against the original. Read the original VA decision (opens in a new tab) using citation A25039193.
What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board granted an effective date of February 7, 2020, for the award of a 70 percent rating for unspecified depressive disorder and TDIU, but denied earlier effective dates for other conditions.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for a back disability, left ankle disability, and right elbow disability after new evidence was submitted. The claim for a right shoulder disability was denied. Various knee and scar ratings were either granted or denied.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remanded the claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) prior to August 13, 2024. The Board found that there was competent evidence suggesting the Veteran's service-connected disabilities may have rendered him unemployable during an earlier period.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied all the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates and higher ratings. The veteran did not submit new and material evidence within the required time frame, and the conditions did not meet the criteria for the requested effective dates or rating increases.
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