Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates and higher ratings for various service-connected knee conditions.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the criteria for the claimed effective dates and higher ratings were not met based on the evidence of record.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee subluxation and instability, left knee subluxation associated with left knee chondromalacia patellae, degenerative changes, and PPS, right knee painful scar, right knee osteoarthritis, meniscus tear limitation of flexion, left knee chondromalacia patellae, degenerative changes, and PPS, right knee surgical scar
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 22, 2025
- Citation
- A25005452
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