The Board granted service connection for a left knee disability (other than left anterior cruciate ligament repair) and remanded the issue of entitlement to service connection for a right knee disability.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's left knee disability cannot be satisfactorily disassociated from active-duty service, based on new evidence received after the December 2016 denial.
- Claimed conditions
- Left anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tear, Tenosynovitis of the right knee, Osteoarthritis of the right knee
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 10, 2024
- Citation
- A24064881
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.
What you can do next
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
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- Denied
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