The Veteran's claims for service connection were reopened due to the submission of new and material evidence. Service connection was granted for bilateral knee pain, but denied for other conditions including headache, depression, sciatic radiculopathy, left and right elbow strain, left and right wrist strain, right ankle strain, and hypertension.
The deciding factor: New and material evidence was submitted to reopen the claim for service connection for bilateral knee pain. The Veteran's statements and VA examination provided sufficient evidence of a current disability related to his in-service complaints of knee pain.
- Claimed conditions
- left and right knee pain, headache, depression, sciatic radiculopathy of left lower extremity, sciatic radiculopathy of right lower extremity, bilateral knee strain, bilateral shoulder strain, bilateral elbow strain, bilateral wrist strain, right ankle strain, hypertension
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 11, 2018
- Citation
- 18141655
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