The Board has granted a 30 percent rating for arthritis due to trauma of the right knee, effective February 4, 2002.
The deciding factor: The VA determined that the veteran's arthritis with instability warranted a maximum 30 percent rating under Diagnostic Code 5257.
- Claimed conditions
- arthritis due to trauma of the right knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- October 13, 2004
- Citation
- 0428166
This is a plain-language summary generated by AI from a public Board of Veterans’ Appeals decision. It can contain errors — always verify against the original. Look up the original decision on VA.gov (opens in a new tab) using citation 0428166.
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.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his left and right knee disabilities, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating based on the current disability levels.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for left knee disabilities due to inadequate VA examinations and failure to address certain findings. The claims will be remanded for further development, including an examination that tests range of motion in weight-bearing and non-weight-bearing.
- Remanded (sent back)
The veteran's claims for higher ratings for his right knee conditions are being remanded due to the need for further examination and development of medical records.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected lumbar myositis, psychoneurosis and conversion hysteria, residuals of shrapnel wounds of the left thigh and pelvis with retained foreign bodies and scars, and residuals of shell fragment wounds of the right thigh and left leg. The veteran was also denied entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
Free starter guide for your own claim
Reading this because you were denied or under-rated? Get the plain-English next steps — your appeal options, the deadline that protects you, and how appeals like yours turn out. One email, no spam.
We will only use this to send the guide. No spam, unsubscribe any time. We never sell your information.
We are not the VA. Veterans’ Rights is an independent resource built for veterans. We are not the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, not part of the government, and not endorsed by any government agency.
This is general information, not legal advice. For advice about your own situation, talk to a VA-accredited representative — many help for free.