The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's bilateral ankle disability and eligibility for VA outpatient dental treatment, but denied service connection for his bilateral knee disability.
The deciding factor: Service connection was granted based on new evidence provided by the Veteran that established a nexus between his current disabilities and his military service. Eligibility for VA outpatient dental treatment was granted as he did not receive a complete dental examination within 90 days prior to discharge.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral Knee Disability, Bilateral Ankle Disability
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 19, 2010
- Citation
- 1002713
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