The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim of service connection for osteochondritis of the left knee and finds that new and material evidence has been received. The issue is now on remand to determine if the disability was aggravated during service.
The deciding factor: New and material evidence has been submitted, raising a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim of aggravation during service.
- Claimed conditions
- osteochondritis of the left knee
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 10, 2010
- Citation
- 1042365
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What this means for you
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Granted
The Board has granted a 20 percent rating for the service-connected osteochondritis of the left knee and assigned an effective date of May 24, 1993. The claim for service connection for a right knee disability is denied.
- Remanded (sent back)
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- Granted
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