The Board has granted service connection for chronic right knee strain and a 10 percent rating for lumbosacral strain, effective from November 14, 1995.
The deciding factor: Service records show the veteran reported symptoms of right knee pain during active duty. Post-service VA examinations confirmed current diagnoses of chronic right knee strain and lumbosacral strain, with no evidence of aggravation or new onset due to service.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Knee Strain, Lumbosacral Strain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- May 5, 2000
- Citation
- 0011899
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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
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, except for a 20 percent rating for lumbosacral strain.
- Remanded (sent back)
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- Partly granted
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- Denied
The Board denied increased ratings for posttraumatic stress disorder with substance abuse and a rating in excess of 10 percent for lumbosacral strain.
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