The Veteran's right knee disability claim is denied as there is no current diagnosis of a right knee condition.,The petition to reopen the claim for service connection for mitral valve condition and CHF due to chemical exposure is denied because the new evidence does not provide a link between the conditions and service.,The petition to reopen the claim for service connection for cerebrovascular accident (CVA) due to blast exposure is denied as there is no evidence of such an injury during service.
The deciding factor: No current right knee disability was found, and new evidence did not provide a link between mitral valve condition and CHF and service. The CVA claim lacks evidence of a blast-related injury.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee injury, mitral valve condition and condition and congestive heart failure (CHF), cerebrovascular accident (CVA)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 25, 2019
- Citation
- 19105984
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