The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the veteran's claim for service connection for Perthes' disease with atrophy and shortening of the right lower extremity and secondary bilateral tendinitis of the Achilles tendon. The issue of whether the veteran incurred a right knee disorder in service is also before the Board.
The deciding factor: The new evidence includes private physician opinions suggesting that the veteran's Perthes' disease and bilateral ankle disorders were aggravated by strenuous physical exercise during service, raising a reasonable possibility of substantiating his claim.
- Claimed conditions
- Perthes' disease, arthritis of the right hip, bilateral tendinitis of the Achilles tendon
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 24, 2004
- Citation
- 0407651
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