Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claim for an effective date prior to April 5, 2022, for service connection of degenerative arthritis, DJD, and RPPS of both knees. The evidence did not show probative evidence of knee limited extension before this date.
The deciding factor: The first evidence showing the Veteran had limitation of extension in either knee to warrant a separate compensable rating under DC 5003-5261 was the April 2022 VA knee and leg conditions examination.
- Claimed conditions
- degenerative arthritis, degenerative joint disease (DJD), retropatellar pain syndrome (RPPS)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 24, 2025
- Citation
- A25006336
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