The Veteran's appeal to reopen service connection for a right knee disability was granted. The appeal to reopen service connection for ischemic heart disease was denied.
The deciding factor: New evidence received since the last final rating decision related to the current diagnosis of right knee arthritis and its continuity with service, leading to the grant of service connection for this condition.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Knee Degenerative Arthritis, Ischemic Heart Disease
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 14, 2019
- Citation
- 19162895
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- Granted
The Veteran is granted a total disability rating due to individual unemployability (TDIU) effective September 23, 2019.
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