The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for earlier effective dates for service connection of left knee conditions, as there was no legal basis to assign an effective date prior to August 6, 2015.
The deciding factor: There is no communication from the Veteran or his representative indicating an intent to claim service connection for any left knee disability between January 1995 and August 6, 2015, which is when he filed a formal claim.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee strain and knee fracture with post-traumatic arthritis, limitation of extension, scar, left knee, left knee strain and knee fracture with semilunar cartilage and frequent episodes of locking, pain, and effusion, left knee strain and knee fracture with recurrent and patellar instability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 18, 2025
- Citation
- A25099873
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 882 · Granted: 22% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for lumbar spine, left ankle, and GERD disabilities but denied higher ratings for the right shoulder and left knee disabilities.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for all the claimed conditions as there was no evidence of a current disability or that any of the claimed disabilities were related to the Veteran's active duty service.
- Partly granted
The Veteran's GERD with hiatal hernia was granted a rating of 10 percent, while other knee conditions and scars were denied higher ratings. TDIU was also granted.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's appeal for a higher rating for their left knee scar, stating that the scar did not meet the criteria for a compensable evaluation or a higher evaluation due to pain.
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