Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date and remanded the claim for a higher rating due to inadequate examination reports.
The deciding factor: The Veteran was consistently notified of what he must do in order to properly initiate an appeal, but did not file a proper form until April 2024. The law mandates that the effective date cannot be earlier than November 22, 2023, the date VA first received his ITF and Supplemental Claim.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 28, 2025
- Citation
- A25093329
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