The Board has granted effective dates of July 19, 2000 for service connection and evaluations of 20 percent for degenerative joint disease of the left knee, 10 percent for left knee instability, and 10 percent for right knee instability.
The deciding factor: The veteran's claims were received on or after November 18, 1988, which is within one year of July 19, 2000. The effective dates are therefore granted as the earliest possible under VA regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- degenerative joint disease of the left knee, left knee instability, right knee instability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- November 20, 2002
- Citation
- 0216716
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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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- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appeal for service connection for bilateral knee instability and denied service connection for right and left knee instability, finding no nexus between the Veteran's knee conditions and his service or service-connected disabilities.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issues of entitlement to increased ratings for a thoracolumbar spine disorder and bilateral knee disorders due to the need for additional VA examinations.
- Partly granted
The Board denied an increased rating for right knee strain and instability but granted a separate 10 percent rating for right knee limitation of extension from November 25, 2024.
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