The Board denied earlier effective dates for service connection and initial ratings for various right hip and knee conditions, as the evidence did not support entitlement to these benefits prior to the assigned dates.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claims were properly denied because there was no formal or informal claim for a right hip disability before December 31, 2019, and the earliest effective date for service connection for the right knee disabilities was June 3, 2019.
- Claimed conditions
- right hip arthritis (limited extension), right hip arthritis (limited flexion), right hip arthritis (limited abduction/adduction/rotation), right knee arthritis status post medical unicompartmental arthroplasty and meniscal repair (limited flexion), right knee arthritis status post medial unicompartmental arthroplasty and meniscal repair (limited extension), surgical scar of the right knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 13, 2025
- Citation
- A25042773
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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