The Board found that the submitted evidence did not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim for service connection for internal derangement of the right knee, and thus denied reopening of the claim.
The deciding factor: The new evidence was cumulative and redundant, and did not address the inadequacies of the veteran's previous claim at the time of the prior denial in February 1986.
- Claimed conditions
- Internal Derangement of the Right Knee
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 30, 2006
- Citation
- 0633571
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- Granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection for internal derangement of the right knee, to include osteoarthritis, has been reopened and granted.,Service connection is also granted for osteoarthritis of the left knee.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that additional development is needed to address the cause of the Veteran's death and whether his service-connected disabilities contributed substantially or materially to it. The appellant must provide any outstanding private treatment records, including those from North Shore University Hospital at Southside and a nursing home where the Veteran received care after being discharged from the hospital.
- Denied
The VA denied a higher rating for the veteran's right knee condition, finding that it did not meet the criteria for a higher than 10 percent rating.
- Denied
The veteran's service-connected right knee disorder, characterized by degenerative joint disease and internal derangement, does not warrant a higher rating as his range of motion is within the limits for the current ratings.
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