The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the Veteran's claim for service connection for left knee synovitis. The Veteran's current left knee disability is found to be related to his active duty service.
The deciding factor: A September 2014 private examiner opined that the Veteran's chronic inflammation of the synovial membrane during service more likely than not contributed to his left knee degenerative changes, which required total knee arthroplasty in 1997.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee synovitis, polyneuropathy of the bilateral legs
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- November 12, 2014
- Citation
- 1450051
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not prevent him from securing and following substantially gainful employment.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for a disability rating in excess of 10 percent for left and right knee synovitis to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for various joint and musculoskeletal conditions, as well as a cognitive disorder and headaches. The Veteran's symptoms were found to be already compensated by the service-connected chronic fatigue syndrome.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the Veteran's left knee condition, including gout and synovitis. The case will be returned for further development.
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