Partly granted
The Board granted an earlier effective date of April 10, 2023, for service connection for a left knee disability.
The deciding factor: The Veteran continuously pursued the claim since he submitted the supplemental claim on April 10, 2023, and this is considered the date entitlement arose.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a total left knee arthroplasty (left knee disability)
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 10, 2025
- Citation
- A25097483
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