The Veteran's claim for service connection of a right knee disorder was not reopened, his increased rating claim for right ankle disability was denied, and he received a TDIU. The decision is mixed as some issues were granted while others were denied.
The deciding factor: The new evidence did not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim for entitlement to service connection for a right knee disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Knee Disorder, Right Ankle Disability, Acquired Psychiatric Disorder
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- December 10, 2019
- Citation
- 19192209
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What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
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