The Board denied service connection for a low back disorder secondary to the service-connected left total knee arthroplasty, finding that new and material evidence had not been received. The Veteran's claim was reopened based on new evidence submitted since the last final decision.
The deciding factor: New and material evidence has not been received sufficient to reopen the claim of entitlement to service connection for a low back disorder secondary to fracture of the left patella with total knee replacement.
- Claimed conditions
- herniated disc, right groin pain
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 4, 2010
- Citation
- 1016531
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