The Board has determined that the veteran did not submit new and material evidence to reopen his previously denied claim of entitlement to service connection for residuals of a right knee injury.
The deciding factor: The submitted evidence does not establish a current disability related to an in-service injury.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Knee Injury
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 8, 2006
- Citation
- 0603681
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether a preexisting right knee injury was aggravated by an in-service bumping incident at a VA facility. The Veteran's argument about VA making an error is also being considered.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim for a disability rating of 20 percent for instability of the right knee prior to November 19, 2013 was granted. The claim for a higher rating for residuals of a right knee injury is denied.
- Denied
The Board denied a higher initial evaluation for the veteran's right knee injury, status post meniscectomy, finding that the evidence did not meet the criteria for an increased rating under Diagnostic Code 5257.
- Denied
The Board denied an evaluation in excess of 10 percent for the veteran's service-connected right knee disability, finding that there is no evidence of recurrent subluxation or lateral instability.
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