The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a left knee injury due to new and material evidence, but denied the claim on the merits as there is no persuasive medical nexus evidence linking any current left knee disorder to his military service.
The deciding factor: There is no persuasive medical nexus evidence of record causally or etiologically relating any current left knee disorder to the veteran's service in the military - including to any trauma he may have sustained to this knee while in service.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee injury
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 30, 2006
- Citation
- 0609311
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.
What you can do next
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