The Board denied the Veteran's claims for reopening service connection for hyperlipidemia and for an increased rating for right knee patellofemoral syndrome, finding that new and material evidence had not been received to reopen the claim for hyperlipidemia and that the criteria for a higher evaluation were not met.
The deciding factor: The Board determined that the Veteran did not submit new and material evidence to reopen his service connection claim for hyperlipidemia. For the increased rating claim, the Board found that the Veteran's right knee patellofemoral syndrome was characterized by painful motion on extension and flexion, limitation of flexion to 50 degrees, mild crepitus, weakness, stiffness, locking, fatigability, and slight lateral instability. The criteria for a higher evaluation were not met.
- Claimed conditions
- hyperlipidemia, right knee patellofemoral syndrome
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 19, 2014
- Citation
- 1411299
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