The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for a left knee disability, an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD, and cold injury residuals of bilateral hands. The claim for service connection for hypertension is not reopened. Service connection decisions have been made on some issues but are pending in the Appeals Management Center (AMC).
The deciding factor: New evidence has been submitted that relates to unestablished facts necessary to substantiate the claims, including medical records and MRI results indicating current left knee disability and psychiatric disorder other than PTSD. However, the stressor for PTSD was not verified.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee disability, acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD, hypertension, back disability
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 13, 2010
- Citation
- 1030320
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