Dismissed
The appeals for earlier effective dates for the service-connected bilateral knee disabilities were dismissed due to failure to timely file a notice of disagreement within one year of the June 2023 rating decision.
The deciding factor: The Veteran did not comply with the claims processing rules for the appeal, as he did not submit a VA Form 10182 within the requisite one-year period following notification of the June 2023 rating decision.
- Claimed conditions
- post-traumatic arthritis and limited extension of the left knee, post-traumatic arthritis and limited flexion of the left knee, post-traumatic arthritis and osteophytosis of the right knee, left knee instability, right knee instability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 25, 2025
- Citation
- A25102204
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