The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection and increased evaluation of his right knee disability. The Veteran appealed this decision to the Court, which vacated part of it but did not address whether new and material evidence had been received.
The deciding factor: The Court found that the September 2010 Board decision should be vacated due to its reasons for denying service connection, but not because it determined new and material evidence had been received.
- Claimed conditions
- cervical spine disability with radiculopathy, right knee chronic synovitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 26, 2012
- Citation
- 1233432
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- Dismissed
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining a VA examination to determine if the Veteran's right knee disability is aggravated by his service-connected back disability.
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