Denied
The Board denied the claims for earlier effective dates for service connection awards related to right foot and left knee conditions, as well as a right ankle condition.
The deciding factor: No evidence or submission identified in the record warrants an effective date earlier than the claim submission date.
- Claimed conditions
- right foot pes planus, right foot plantar fasciitis, left knee meniscal tear, status post arthroscopic meniscectomy, patella chondromalacia, left knee meniscal tear (limitation of flexion), left knee scars associated with left knee meniscal tear, status post arthroscopic meniscectomy, right ankle scars
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 30, 2025
- Citation
- A25094411
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