Denied
The Board denied all claims. The veteran's knee conditions did not meet the criteria for a compensable rating, and earlier effective dates for the depressive disorder and TDIU were not warranted.
The deciding factor: The evidence of record persuasively weighs against a compensable rating for the knee conditions, and the Veteran did not demonstrate a factually ascertainable increase in severity for the depressive disorder or TDIU within the required timeframes.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee strain with patellofemoral syndrome, left knee strain with patellofemoral syndrome, major depressive disorder associated with degenerative arthritis of the spine
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 2, 2025
- Citation
- A25000377
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