The Board has granted an increased disability rating for the veteran's service-connected herniated lumbar disc and internal derangement of the right knee, with a 10 percent rating effective from June 1, 1992.
The deciding factor: The evidence showed that the veteran's back condition warranted a 10 percent disability rating since June 1, 1992, based on moderate limitation of motion. The right knee condition also met the criteria for a 10 percent disability rating as of that date.
- Claimed conditions
- herniated lumbar disc, internal derangement, status post operative partial meniscectomy and excision of Baker's cyst
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- June 13, 2000
- Citation
- 0015585
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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.
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection and disability ratings due to incomplete development of records, including VA treatment records. The Veteran is also being remanded for a determination on his claim for TDIU.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection and increased rating of his lumbar spine disability, right hip disorder, and left hip disorder due to inadequate medical opinions in previous decisions.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for increased ratings and service connection claims were dismissed. The rating for left hip replacement with osteoarthritis was dismissed, while the other issues remained pending.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for a low back disability characterized as lumbar degenerative disc disease, lumbar spinal stenosis, and herniated lumbar disc. The decision is based on the Veteran's lay statements of experiencing symptoms since discharge from military service.
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