The Board has reopened the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for a neck disability secondary to his service-connected left knee disability. The evidence submitted since the April 1995 RO decision is considered new and material, as it provides a basis for finding that the veteran's service-connected left knee disability aggravated his currently manifested neck disability.
The deciding factor: The newly submitted evidence establishes a link between the veteran's service-connected left knee disability and his current neck disability.
- Claimed conditions
- neck disability
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 19, 2003
- Citation
- 0309224
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