The Veteran's appeal for reopening his claim of service connection for left knee chondromalacia patellae was granted. The appeals for other conditions were remanded.
The deciding factor: New and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the Veteran's claim of service connection for left knee chondromalacia patellae, but the other claims remain pending as they are being remanded for further development.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee chondromalacia patellae, positive PPD test (claimed as tuberculosis), left knee strain, left patellofemoral degenerative osteoarthritis, chondromalacia patellae, bilateral hip osteoarthritis, right shoulder osteoarthritis, bilateral ankle osteoarthritis, bilateral foot osteoarthritis, right knee osteoarthritis (claimed as secondary to service-connected right knee medial meniscal tear), left elbow calcific tendinopathy/lateral epicondylitis (claimed as secondary to service-connected left shoulder disability), lumbar spine disorder (chronic myositis and degenerative disc disease), cervical spine disorder, bilateral deafness, obstructive sleep apnea, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, prostate cancer, bilateral upper extremity disorders (carpal tunnel syndrome, osteoarthritis, and peripheral neuropathy), bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, acquired psychiatric disorder (anxiety disorder, MDD, PTSD), left shoulder dislocation residuals with degenerative joint disease and impingement syndrome, right knee medial meniscal tear
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 16, 2019
- Citation
- 19154808
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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.
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
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- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including VA examinations.
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