The Board granted the petition to reopen the previously denied claim for service connection for left knee osteoarthritis and patellofemoral pain syndrome, but remanded the issue for further development.
The deciding factor: New and material evidence was found to relate to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the claim of entitlement to service connection for left knee osteoarthritis and patellofemoral pain syndrome.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee osteoarthritis and patellofemoral pain syndrome
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 8, 2021
- Citation
- 21062596
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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