The Board has denied service connection for tinnitus and arthritis of the hands, but granted the reopening of a claim for left knee disability based on new evidence. The veteran's current left knee condition is presumed to be related to his service-connected right knee.
The deciding factor: New evidence submitted by the veteran suggests that his current left knee disability may be related to his service-connected right knee and its effects on his gait.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"tinnitus","diagnosis":"Not established"}, {"condition_name":"arthritis of the hands","diagnosis":"Not established"}
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 13, 2006
- Citation
- 0628932
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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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