The Board has reopened the claim of entitlement to service connection for a bilateral knee disability, but denied the individual claims for carpal tunnel syndrome and back condition.
The deciding factor: New evidence was submitted that established a current diagnosis of degenerative arthritis of the bilateral knees. Evidence did not relate to an in-service diagnosis or injury for carpal tunnel syndrome and back condition.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative arthritis of the bilateral knees, Carpal tunnel syndrome, Back condition
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 26, 2019
- Citation
- 19132844
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.
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
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