The Board has found new and material evidence sufficient to reopen the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral knee disabilities, including osteocartilaginous exostosis of the right knee and left knee sprain. The claims are now considered on their merits.
The deciding factor: New medical evidence provided by Dr. Hunt indicates a possible etiological relationship between current knee disabilities and service, reopening the previously denied claims.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee sprain, right knee osteocartilaginous exostosis
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 21, 2001
- Citation
- 0114235
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