The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the claim of entitlement to service connection for bilateral knee disorders. The veteran's current disability is considered to be related to his military service.
The deciding factor: The newly added evidence, including VA outpatient treatment records, a May 1996 VA examination report, and the testimony of the veteran at his November 1996 hearing, provides a reasonable possibility that the medical findings in the military did indeed contribute to his current bilateral knee disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral knee disorders
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 15, 2001
- Citation
- 0107738
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Dismissed
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- Partly granted
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