The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim of service connection for a right knee disability and found new and material evidence. The claim is granted, but further development is needed to determine if the Veteran's adenocystic carcinoma is related to his military service or herbicide exposure. Service connection for left knee internal derangement remains denied.
The deciding factor: The Board determined that new and material evidence had been submitted to reopen the right knee disability claim, leading to its grant. However, there was insufficient evidence linking the adenocystic carcinoma to the Veteran's military service or herbicide exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- Adenocystic carcinoma of the submandibular gland, Right knee degenerative joint disease
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 1, 2010
- Citation
- 1004655
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What this means for you
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