The Board has reopened the veteran's previously denied claim for service connection for arthritis, rheumatoid, mild, sternoclavicular joints, and knees. The case is now remanded to determine if the veteran currently has these conditions and whether they are related to his recognized service.
The deciding factor: New evidence submitted by the veteran raises a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim for service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- Arthritis, rheumatoid, mild, Sternoclavicular joints, Knees
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 24, 2007
- Citation
- 0730021
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