The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been submitted to reopen the veteran's claims for service connection for lower back and right knee disabilities.
The deciding factor: The provided evidence does not relate to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the claims, as it only reiterates previous findings of low back pain and right knee pain without showing aggravation in service or new evidence supporting the claims.
- Claimed conditions
- lower_back_disability, right_knee_disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 3, 2008
- Citation
- 0800120
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Related decisions
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- Denied
The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including low back disability, bilateral hearing loss, left thumb disability, heart condition, hypertension, right and left knee disabilities, peripheral neuropathies in the upper and lower extremities, migraine headaches, and psychiatric disorder. The decision found that there was no evidence of continuity of symptoms or a nexus to service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the claims for service connection of left and right knee disabilities due to additional development being necessary.
- Denied
The Board has determined that the Veteran's low back disability, right knee disability, and acquired psychiatric disorder are not service-connected as they do not have a direct link to his military service.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for low back disability, left knee disability, and right knee disability. The VA examiners concluded that these disabilities are not related to service.
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