The Board denied reopening and service connection for Osgood Schlatter's disease of the left knee, finding no new and material evidence to support the claim.
The deciding factor: No new and material evidence was submitted to link the veteran's left knee disability to his service or a service-connected condition.
- Claimed conditions
- Osgood Schlatter's disease 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
- September 11, 2002
- Citation
- 0211786
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded several issues including an increased rating for Osgood Schlatter's disease of the left knee, service connection claims for right knee condition, hearing loss, left eye condition, memory loss, alcohol dependency, PTSD and depression. The TDIU issue is also inextricably intertwined with these matters.
- Denied
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for Osgood Schlatter's disease of the knees, sinusitis, allergic rhinitis, and asthma were denied. The VA found that the conditions did not warrant a rating in excess of 10 percent.
- Granted
The Board found clear and unmistakable error in the June 1975 rating decision that denied service connection for Osgood Schlatter's disease of the left knee, thus granting service connection as if it was granted then. The issue of whether new and material evidence has been presented to reopen a previously denied claim is rendered moot by this finding.
- Granted
The Veteran's tinnitus is found to be etiologically related to in-service noise exposure, and service connection for this condition is granted. The issue of an increased evaluation for the left knee disability remains pending.
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