The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral knee and ankle disorders as new and material evidence was not received. The claim of service connection for a bilateral hand disorder is also denied.
The deciding factor: No new and material evidence was submitted to reopen the previously denied claims of service connection for bilateral knee and ankle disorders, and there is no medical evidence showing in-service incurrence or a nexus to service for the claimed bilateral hand disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral knee disorder, bilateral ankle disorder, bilateral hand disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 21, 2004
- Citation
- 0413163
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What this means for you
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