Denied
The Board denied earlier effective dates for the awards of service connection and remanded initial rating claims, except for an effective date of April 25, 1999, for left knee disability.
The deciding factor: The evidence showed that new and material evidence was constructively received within one year of the May 2000 disallowance letter, allowing the claim to remain pending until a September 2023 rating decision awarded service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative arthritis and facet sclerosis, lumbar spine, Right lower extremity (RLE) radiculopathy of the sciatic nerve, Left lower extremity (LLE) radiculopathy of the sciatic nerve, RLE radiculopathy of the femoral nerve, LLE radiculopathy of the femoral nerve, Degenerative arthritis of the left knee
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 16, 2025
- Citation
- A25089518
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