The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection for chondromalacia of the right knee and granted it, finding new and material evidence to support the claim.
The deciding factor: New medical evidence showed a current disability (chondromalacia of the right knee) that was not previously shown in service records, and established a relationship between this condition and post-service treatment. The Board found that the veteran's previous denial for service connection was based on insufficient evidence to link his current condition to military service.
- Claimed conditions
- chondromalacia of the right knee
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 12, 2000
- Citation
- 0028868
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