The Board found that new and material evidence had been submitted to reopen the claim for service connection for a left knee disability, but denied service connection for all other conditions.
The deciding factor: There was no competent medical evidence associating the Veteran's bilateral knee and hip chondrocalcinosis or DDD of the lumbar spine with his active service.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee disorder, right knee disorder, back condition
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 24, 2009
- Citation
- 0906881
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
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- Dismissed
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- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
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