The Board has granted the reopening of the Veteran's claim for service connection for a right knee disorder and found that he has PTSD as related to his in-service stressors. Service connection is also granted for ischemic heart disease, presumed due to herbicide exposure during service.
The deciding factor: New evidence received since the September 1996 denial of service connection for a right knee disorder includes the Veteran's contentions regarding an in-service injury and continuity of symptoms. The Board found this new evidence sufficient to reopen the claim. Service connection was granted for PTSD based on verified combat stressors, and ischemic heart disease due to herbicide exposure during service.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee disorder, right ankle/foot disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), cardiovascular disorder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 9, 2012
- Citation
- 1212799
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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.
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