The Veteran's petition to reopen his previously denied claim of entitlement to service connection for a left knee condition is granted. The Board has also remanded the case due to the need for additional medical examination and treatment records.
The deciding factor: The evidence received since the previous denial supports the reopening of the claim, as it includes new statements from the Veteran's sibling and lay testimony indicating that his preexisting left knee condition did not worsen during service. The Board also found that a VA examination is needed to determine the etiology of the current left knee condition.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Knee Condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 21, 2019
- Citation
- 19187420
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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