Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for service connection for tinnitus, left ear hearing loss, and left knee extension.
The deciding factor: There is no evidence that the Veteran filed an earlier claim or submitted an intent to file a claim within one year prior to the March 30, 2021, and May 11, 2021 claims. The earliest possible effective date for service connection is the date of claim.
- Claimed conditions
- tinnitus, left ear hearing loss, left knee chronic retro patellar pain syndrome, recurrent patellar dislocation, and arthritis based on limitation of extension (left knee extension)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 23, 2025
- Citation
- A25091833
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