The Veteran's request to reopen his finally disallowed claim of entitlement to service connection for a left knee torn ACL is granted. The VA has been ordered to obtain all relevant service treatment records and personnel records, including those from Womack Army Medical Center at Fort Braggp. The VA must also seek authorization for the Veteran to provide private medical records if available.
The deciding factor: The decision grants the reopening of the finally disallowed claim because new evidence has been submitted that relates to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the claim, namely the relationship between in-service injuries and current left knee disability.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee torn anterior cruciate ligament
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 27, 2018
- Citation
- 18138743
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What this means for you
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