The Board has denied the veteran's claims for reopening his service connection claims for osteochondritis dissecans of the left knee, degenerative arthritis of the right knee, and degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine. The evidence submitted did not present new and material evidence to reopen any of these claims.
The deciding factor: The additional evidence provided was either cumulative or redundant, and did not provide new information that would support reopening the service connection claims for osteochondritis dissecans of the left knee, degenerative arthritis of the right knee, and degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine.
- Claimed conditions
- Osteochondritis Dissecans of the Left Knee, Degenerative Arthritis of the Right Knee, Degenerative Disc Disease of the Lumbar Spine, Status Post Fusion at L5-S1
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 23, 2002
- Citation
- 0218636
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