The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for a right knee disability and granted it, finding that new and material evidence had been received to reopen the previously denied claim.
The deciding factor: New and material evidence was submitted raising a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim of service connection for a right knee disability.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee disability with arthritis
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 10, 2017
- Citation
- 1744839
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate medical opinion regarding the Veteran's right and left knee disabilities. The Veteran is seeking service connection for these conditions, which are currently considered direct service connection cases.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran's arthritis in his knees is related to a vehicle accident during service. The case will be returned for further development.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to his death during the pendency of the appeal.
- Remanded (sent back)
The veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including obtaining medical records and arranging for a VA examination to assess the extent of his knee disabilities. The issue of entitlement to a rating in excess of 10 percent for low back disability will be addressed separately.
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