The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for a 50 percent rating for service-connected unspecified depressive disorder with anxious distress and alcohol use disorder is denied.,The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for left knee limitation of flexion is denied.
The deciding factor: The effective date for the increased rating of 50 percent for service-connected unspecified depressive disorder with anxious distress and alcohol use disorder was granted on February 3, 2021, which is prior to any earlier claim filed by the Veteran.,The effective date for the grant of service connection for left knee limitation of flexion was also granted on February 3, 2021, which is prior to any earlier claim filed by the Veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- Unspecified depressive disorder with anxious distress and alcohol use disorder, Left knee limitation of flexion
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- April 1, 2026
- Citation
- A26029767
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for higher ratings for left knee limitation of flexion and strain of the left muscle group XI are being remanded due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors. The AOJ will consider any additional evidence submitted when the claims are readjudicated.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issues of entitlement to increased ratings for left and right knee instability and limitation of flexion due to an inadequate VA examination.
- Partly granted
The Board denied ratings in excess of the assigned percentages for the veteran's left knee and back disabilities, but granted a 20 percent rating for left knee limitation of flexion from August 4, 2014 to September 24, 2024, and a 30 percent rating for a back disability from August 16, 2019.
- Granted
The Board granted increased ratings for the Veteran's left knee conditions, including a 30 percent rating for limitation of flexion, a separate 40 percent rating for limitation of extension from June 21, 2010, and a 30 percent rating for instability.
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