The Board denied the Veteran's claim as new and material evidence was not received to reopen his service connection for fractured right knee with surgical removal of the patella, due to the denial being final.
The deciding factor: The additional evidence did not show that the injury was not the result of willful misconduct.
- Claimed conditions
- fractured right knee, patellectomy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 13, 2010
- Citation
- 1034233
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