The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection for arthritis of both knees and finds it well grounded. The case is remanded to obtain additional medical records, conduct a VA examination, and readjudicate the issues.
The deciding factor: New evidence received since the last final decision includes medical statements supporting the presence of arthritis in the veteran's knees and right ankle. The Board has found that the claim for service connection for arthritis of both knees is well grounded and remands to obtain additional records and conduct a VA examination to determine the nature, severity, and etiology of any diagnosed conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- arthritis of both knees, tinea versicolor
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 10, 2000
- Citation
- 0020990
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What this means for you
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