Partly granted
The Board granted earlier effective dates for the service connection of a left knee disability and a lower back scar, while remanding other claims including higher ratings for various disabilities.
The deciding factor: The Veteran continuously pursued his claim for service connection for a left knee disability and a lower back scar, leading to the grant of earlier effective dates in October 2023 and March 2023 respectively. Other claims were remanded due to overlapping issues and need for further development.
- Claimed conditions
- Left knee degenerative arthritis, Lower back scar
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 2, 2025
- Citation
- A25103539
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