The Veteran's claim for service connection for degenerative joint disease of the right knee was reopened due to new and material evidence, and it is now granted.,Service connection for a right knee disability remains denied as there is no established link between current symptoms and service.
The deciding factor: New evidence provided by the Veteran's treating physician suggests that his current degenerative joint disease of the right knee may be related to in-service injuries, raising a possibility of substantiating the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- degenerative joint disease (right knee), degenerative disc disease (lumbar spine)
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 2, 2014
- Citation
- 1443839
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