The Board has granted service connection for the veteran's left knee meniscectomy and assigned a 10 percent evaluation, effective from December 5, 1992.
The deciding factor: The RO initially denied service connection for a right knee disability but later granted it. The only issue before the Board is the evaluation of the left knee condition.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee meniscectomy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- April 7, 2000
- Citation
- 0009322
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings in excess of 20 percent for degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine, bilateral knee disabilities, and bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy have been dismissed due to his withdrawal of the appeal.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have rendered her helpless as to need regular aid and attendance of another person, warranting SMC based on aid and attendance from April 21, 2021.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for left knee meniscectomy, left knee instability, right knee strain, and thoracolumbar disability due to incomplete or unclear responses from previous VA examinations.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, particularly his orthopedic conditions, prevented him from obtaining or maintaining any substantially gainful employment.
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