The Board has granted service connection for arthritis in the right knee and reopened/reinstated claims for left shoulder and neck disorders. The issues of increased ratings for residuals of a right knee laceration and left hand injury, as well as an earlier effective date for the 10 percent rating for the left hand disability are remanded.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows that arthritis in the right knee is etiologically related to the injury during service. The claims for left shoulder and neck disorders were reopened due to new and material evidence submitted by the veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Arthritis in the right knee","diagnosis_date":null,"service_connection_status":"granted"}, {"condition_name":"Left shoulder disorder","diagnosis_date":null,"service_connection_status":"reopened and granted"}, {"condition_name":"Neck disorder","diagnosis_date":null,"service_connection_status":"reopened and granted"}
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 1, 2006
- Citation
- 0602797
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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