Granted
The Board granted an effective date of August 14, 2023, for the award of service connection for right knee osteoarthritis status post meniscectomy with residual pain and August 29, 2023, for scars of the right knee.
The deciding factor: The Board found that VA had affirmatively treated the Veteran's August 14, 2023, claim as accepted, allowing an earlier effective date than May 21, 2024.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee osteoarthritis status post (s/p) meniscectomy with residual pain, scars of the right knee, anterior upper lateral knee, residual arthroscopic meniscectomy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 6, 2025
- Citation
- A25085959
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