The Board determined that the appellant's VA Form 9 was timely and adequate, allowing him to perfect his appeal for service connection claims. The right knee chondromalacia claim is granted with a noncompensable rating.
The deciding factor: The VA Form 9 was received within one year of the June 1993 rating decision and in a manner that could be considered timely, given its submission to the Board rather than the RO.
- Claimed conditions
- right ear hearing loss, lower back disability, left knee disability, right knee chondromalacia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 18, 2003
- Citation
- 0332077
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