The Board denied the veteran's claim of service connection for bilateral knee disability, finding that new and material evidence had not been submitted to reopen the claim.,The veteran was found ineligible for nonservice-connected pension benefits due to his short active duty period and discharge due to a non-service-connected condition.,The veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for additional disability of right shoulder, right hip, and knees was denied as there was no evidence showing the disability resulted from VA medical treatment.
The deciding factor: No new and material evidence had been submitted to reopen the claim of service connection for bilateral knee disability.,The veteran did not meet the requirements for basic eligibility to nonservice-connected pension benefits due to his short active duty period and discharge due to a non-service-connected condition.,There was no evidence showing that the additional disability of right shoulder, right hip, and knees resulted from VA medical treatment.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral knee disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 5, 2000
- Citation
- 0014708
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- Granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
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