The Veteran's claims for service connection for a bilateral knee disorder, Sjögren's Syndrome, skin disorder, obstructive lung disease/bronchial asthma (pulmonary disorder), and allergic disorder have been reopened due to the submission of new and material evidence. However, the Board cannot determine whether these claims are well-grounded or meritorious at this time.,The Veteran has submitted new and material evidence in support of her claims for service connection for a bilateral knee disorder, Sjögren's Syndrome, skin disorder, obstructive lung disease/bronchial asthma (pulmonary disorder), and allergic disorder. The Board will now review these claims on their merits.
The deciding factor: The submitted evidence is new and material as it relates to the unestablished facts necessary to substantiate the Veteran's claims for service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- {"conditionName":"Bilateral Knee Disorder (Arthritis)"}, {"conditionName":"Sjögren's Syndrome"}, {"conditionName":"Skin Disorder"}, {"conditionName":"Pulmonary Disorder"}, {"conditionName":"Allergic Disorder"}
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 9, 2016
- Citation
- 1609444
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