Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for an earlier effective date for increased ratings of several conditions, stating that the evidence did not show a factually ascertainable increase in disability within one year before the claim.
The deciding factor: The Board found no competent and credible evidence satisfying the requirements of the one-year look-back provisions.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee patellofemoral pain syndrome, degenerative arthritis, patellar subluxation, flexion contracture, left leg radiculopathy-sciatic nerve, back scar-painful, other specified trauma and stressors related disorder, radiculopathy, right lower extremity-sciatic nerve
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 29, 2025
- Citation
- A25007814
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