Dismissed
The Board dismissed the veteran's appeals for earlier effective dates and higher evaluations for service-connected right knee posttraumatic osteoarthritis and left knee osteoarthritis.
The deciding factor: The issues were previously addressed in prior decisions, making relitigation inappropriate.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee posttraumatic osteoarthritis, left knee osteoarthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 17, 2025
- Citation
- A25004516
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