The Board denied compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for a left knee disorder, finding no additional disability after the Veteran's participation in the CWT program.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not persuasively show that the Veteran had an additional disability of the left knee, particularly pertaining to the meniscal tear, at the time when participation in the CWT program stopped.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee joint osteoarthritis, left knee meniscal tear
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 3, 2024
- Citation
- A24063159
What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Denied
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- Dismissed
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