The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral knee osteoarthritis has been reopened due to the submission of new and material evidence. The case is remanded for further development, including obtaining VA or private medical records and scheduling a VA examination.
The deciding factor: New and material evidence was submitted that relates to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the claim for service connection for bilateral knee osteoarthritis.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral knee osteoarthritis
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 9, 2018
- Citation
- 18141113
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