The veteran's initial claim for service connection for residuals of a left knee injury was denied in an August 1972 decision. The RO granted service connection and assigned a 10 percent rating, effective November 20, 1998, but the veteran did not appeal this decision. He now claims there was clear and unmistakable error (CUE) in the August 1972 decision.
The deciding factor: The RO found that the evidence then of record supported the denial of service connection for residuals of a left knee injury, and no new facts or incorrect application of law would have changed the outcome if considered at that time.
- Claimed conditions
- osteoarthritis of the left knee
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- February 27, 2003
- Citation
- 0303456
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board granted restoration of a 40% rating for osteoarthritis of the left knee, effective July 1, 2009, and denied an increased rating in excess of 40% for the same condition as well as entitlement to TDIU.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for osteoarthritis of the left knee as a secondary condition to the Veteran's already service-connected left knee disability.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his lumbar spine herniated nucleus pulposus L3-4 with intervertebral disc syndrome, left knee osteoarthritis, and right knee osteoarthritis.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for osteoarthritis of the left knee due to an inadequate medical opinion.
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