The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral foot disability and found new evidence sufficient to reopen the case. The issue of a compensable evaluation for chondromalacia of the left knee is also addressed, with no rating assigned as there was no effective date provided.
The deciding factor: New medical evidence submitted by the veteran suggests that his current bilateral foot disability may have its onset during military service and is related to in-service injuries. The Board found this new evidence sufficient to reopen the claim for service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral foot disability, chondromalacia of the left knee
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 10, 2002
- Citation
- 0203289
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- Denied
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- Denied
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