Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for an earlier effective date for service connection for right knee degenerative arthritis, ligament tear, and meniscus tear; right Achilles tendon spur with degenerative arthritis; and left Achilles tendon spur with degenerative arthritis.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show that the Veteran filed a formal claim or intent to file a claim within one year of the final Board decision in November 2019, which denied service connection for these conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee degenerative arthritis, ligament tear, and meniscus tear, right Achilles tendon spur with degenerative arthritis, left Achilles tendon spur with degenerative arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 20, 2025
- Citation
- A25090304
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