The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for arthritis of multiple joints and increased disability ratings for his bilateral knee disabilities. The TDIU claim was also denied.
The deciding factor: The evidence submitted since the December 1996 denial did not provide new or material information to support reopening the claim for arthritis of multiple joints, as it did not bear directly and substantially upon the specific matter under consideration.
- Claimed conditions
- Arthritis of Multiple Joints, Chondromalacia of the Right Knee with Traumatic Arthritis, Chondromalacia of the Left Knee with Traumatic Arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- November 22, 2002
- Citation
- 0216932
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- Denied
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- Denied
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- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims to reopen his service connection claims for right hip disability, low back disability, and arthritis of multiple joints due to lack of new and material evidence. The medical records submitted did not provide a nexus opinion indicating that the disabilities were incurred in or related to service.
- Partly granted
The Veteran's low back disability is reopened as new and material evidence has been submitted. The right leg deformity with shortening claim remains denied due to lack of material evidence.,New and material evidence has been submitted for the arthritis of multiple joints claim, reopening this issue. No material evidence was found for the other issues.
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