The Board has granted a 30 percent evaluation for the residuals of status post medial meniscectomy of the right knee, and assigned a separate 10 percent evaluation for arthritis with Baker's cyst of the right knee.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations showed significant atrophy of the right thigh, occasional instability, tenderness over the medial joint line, and mild ACL deficiency. The veteran also had painful motion and limitation of flexion due to arthritis since March 1997.
- Claimed conditions
- status post medial meniscectomy of the right knee, arthritis of the right knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- March 24, 2003
- Citation
- 0305500
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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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for arthritis of the left knee and right knee to ensure compliance with a Joint Motion for Partial Remand from the Court.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including residuals of a head injury, bilateral hearing loss, neck disability, gout of the right ankle, unspecified trauma or stress related disorder, tinnitus, and other musculoskeletal issues.
- Dismissed
The veteran withdrew all pending appeals, and the Board has no jurisdiction to review these issues.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for sleep apnea syndromes, arthritis of the left knee as secondary to degenerative changes in the bilateral ankles, and arthritis of the right knee as secondary to degenerative changes in the bilateral ankles. The claims for earlier effective dates and increased ratings were denied.
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