The Board has granted a higher initial evaluation of 30 percent for the veteran's right knee instability, status post medial meniscectomy, effective from March 4, 1999. The veteran is also rated at 10 percent for his degenerative joint disease of the right knee.
The deciding factor: The VA examination revealed worsening symptoms and radiographic evidence of arthrosis in the form of joint space narrowing, warranting a higher evaluation under DC 5257 (right knee instability) from March 4, 1999. The veteran's degenerative joint disease was also rated separately under DC 5003.
- Claimed conditions
- Right knee instability, Right knee degenerative joint disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- April 20, 2000
- Citation
- 0010522
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board granted a separate 10 percent rating for right knee instability but denied an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for degenerative arthritis of the right knee.
- Partly granted
The Board granted a 30 percent rating for right knee instability and a 20 percent rating for painful and/or limited motion of the right knee, but denied a higher rating for degenerative arthritis of the right knee.
- Partly granted
The Board granted a 40 percent rating for degenerative disc disease (DDD) with degenerative arthritis and retrolisthesis from February 16, 2021. Other claims were denied.
- Denied
The Board denied various claims for increased ratings and earlier effective dates, with the exception of granting a 10 percent rating for right knee instability.
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