The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been submitted to reopen the claim for service connection of a low back disorder as secondary to service-connected disability. The veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for residuals due to attempt to remove kidney stone is not well-grounded, and there are no additional increased ratings during the period of November 30, 1994 to September 8, 1995 for his bilateral knee disabilities. After August 6, 1998, there is no longer an issue of fact or law pertaining to a claim for VA benefits before the Board as to entitlement to an increased schedular evaluation for the veteran's service-connected bilateral knee disability.
The deciding factor: The evidence submitted since the December 1983 rating decision does not provide new and material evidence to reopen the claim for service connection of a low back disorder as secondary to service-connected disability. The claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 is not well-grounded, and there are no additional increased ratings during the period of November 30, 1994 to September 8, 1995 for his bilateral knee disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- Low Back Disorder, Left Knee Disorder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 13, 2000
- Citation
- 0015501
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