The Board has granted the Veteran's appeals to reopen his claims of service connection for left and right knee disabilities, but has remanded both issues due to insufficient medical evidence.
The deciding factor: The Board found new and material evidence in the form of a private medical opinion linking the Veteran's current knee conditions to his military service. However, further development is needed as the provided opinions do not adequately explain their conclusions.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee osteoarthrosis, right knee arthritis, right knee torn meniscus, left knee chondromalacia
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 29, 2019
- Citation
- 19181916
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew her appeal regarding the service connection for left and right knee arthritis, thus the appeal is dismissed.
- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has granted service connection for right ear hearing loss and has remanded the claims for hypertension, left knee disability, and right knee disability due to duty to assist errors.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and dismissed all other appeals related to various joint conditions.
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