The Board has granted the reopening of the claim for service connection for a right knee injury and denied both the original claim for service connection for a right knee injury and the claim for service connection for a low back condition.
The deciding factor: The evidence received since the last denial was new and material, as it provided an opinion linking the current right knee disability to service. However, the preponderance of the evidence did not support finding that the right knee injury occurred during active service or was related to any in-service disease or injury.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Knee Injury, Low Back Condition
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 28, 2020
- Citation
- 20029622
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
The September 2006 rating decision denied service connection for a fractured femur and granted service connection for a right knee injury, attributing the latter to permanent aggravation of an existing condition during service.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's claim of service connection for GERD has been readjudicated due to the submission of relevant new evidence.,The Veteran's claims of service connection for bilateral eye condition, headaches, low back condition, lung cancer, and Parkinson's disease with tremors have also been readjudicated due to the submission of relevant new evidence.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the appeal for an initial compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss. Service connection is granted for TMJ disorder and low back condition, but service connection for dental injury top left rear teeth remains remanded.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for an initial compensable evaluation for bilateral hearing loss is denied.,The Veteran's claim for an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for right knee injury is remanded due to a duty to assist error.
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