The Veteran's claims for service connection for left knee osteoarthritis, right knee osteoarthritis, and lumbar degenerative disc disease were denied in February 2011. The Board finds that the February 2011 decision contained CUE as it failed to fully consider available evidence of record, including service treatment records.,The Veteran's claims for service connection have been granted with an effective date of January 26, 2010.
The deciding factor: CUE was found in the February 2011 rating decision due to the failure to fully consider available evidence of record, including service treatment records.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee osteoarthritis, right knee osteoarthritis, lumbar degenerative disc disease
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 5, 2021
- Citation
- 21067808
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