The Veteran's claims of service connection for left knee DJD, bilateral hand condition (limited use), and allergies have been granted. The Board found new and material evidence to reopen these claims.
The deciding factor: The medical opinions provided by the Veteran and his private physician supported a finding that the current conditions are related to in-service injuries or exposures.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee DJD, bilateral hand condition (limited use), allergies
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- March 15, 2021
- Citation
- 21014566
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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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- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for revision of a March 2009 rating decision that denied service connection for left knee DJD secondary to right knee DJD and granted a 30 percent rating for PTSD. The Veteran argued CUE in both decisions, but the Board found no evidence of CUE.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for revision of a March 2009 rating decision that denied service connection for left knee DJD secondary to right knee DJD and granted a 30 percent rating for PTSD. The Veteran argued CUE in both decisions, but the Board found no evidence of CUE.
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