The appeal to reopen a claim of service connection for residuals of a left knee injury was denied because the evidence received since the August 2000 rating decision does not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim.
The deciding factor: None of the additional evidence received since the August 2000 rating decision tends to show that the veteran has chronic left knee disability, and thus it is not material to the unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the claim of service connection for residuals of a left knee injury.
- Claimed conditions
- Residuals of a left knee injury
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 25, 2008
- Citation
- 0813832
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for residuals of a left knee injury, sinusitis, and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), and granted higher ratings of 40 percent each for thoracolumbar spine disability, radiculopathy in the left lower extremity, and headaches.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the matters of entitlement to increased ratings for residuals of a right and left knee injury due to the need for additional development, including obtaining outstanding private treatment records.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issues of entitlement to increased ratings for residuals of a right and left knee injury due to a lack of compliance with previous remand instructions.
- Partly granted
The Veteran's service-connected left knee disability was granted a 10 percent rating, but the claims for service connection for osteoarthritis of the right knee and a bilateral foot disability were denied.
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