The Board granted an effective date of November 30, 2006, for service connection for right knee strain with posttraumatic arthritis, right knee instability with traumatic arthritis, and lumbosacral strain.
The deciding factor: The new service department records added to the claims file in August and September 2019 were relevant as they related to a matter in dispute in the April 2008 rating decision, specifically the in-service event or injury. The VA then relied on positive medical nexus opinions based on these records in awarding service connection for both the right knee and the back in September 2021.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee strain with posttraumatic arthritis, right knee instability with traumatic arthritis, lumbosacral strain
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 3, 2025
- Citation
- A25009353
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