The Board has determined that the veteran's left knee disability warrants a 30 percent rating, effective December 21, 1992. The January 1965 decision granting service connection for a scar on the left knee was not found to be clearly and unmistakably erroneous.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the veteran's current left knee disability warranted a 30 percent rating based on his symptoms of pain, weakness, fatigue, incoordination, and antalgic gait. The January 1965 decision granting service connection for a scar was not clearly and unmistakably erroneous.
- Claimed conditions
- degenerative joint disease of the left knee, scar on the left knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- June 19, 2003
- Citation
- 0313321
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What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
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- Partly granted
The Board granted a 20 percent rating for degenerative joint disease of the left knee from August 17, 2018 through August 11, 2020 and a 60 percent rating for status-post left total knee replacement from October 1, 2021, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.
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