The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been submitted to reopen the Veteran's claim for service connection for a bilateral knee disorder. The Veteran's previous denial of this claim remains final.
The deciding factor: No new and material evidence was provided to substantiate the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral knee disorder
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 28, 2010
- Citation
- 1019962
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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.
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