The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for a right knee disorder due to new and material evidence submitted since the May 1970 rating decision. The Board finds that the current diagnoses of right knee medial collateral ligament tear, flexion contracture, genu verum deformity, and chondromalacia/degenerative joint disease (DJD) are related to service.
The deciding factor: The new medical evidence provided by Dr. Claussen suggests a relationship between the Veteran's current right knee diagnoses and his active service, raising a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- Right knee medial collateral ligament tear, Flexion contracture of the right knee, Genu verum deformity, Chondromalacia/degenerative joint disease (DJD)
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- April 12, 2011
- Citation
- 1114259
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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