The Board found that the evidence received since the October 1995 decision did not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim for service connection for left knee impairment, and denied reopening the claim. The Veteran's left femur impairment was also denied an increased rating as it did not meet the criteria for a compensable evaluation.
The deciding factor: The evidence received since the October 1995 decision was not new and material to reopen the service connection claim for left knee impairment, which had been previously denied. The Veteran's left femur impairment did not meet the criteria for a compensable disability rating under DC 5255.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee impairment, stress fracture of left femur
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 23, 2009
- Citation
- 0927524
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