The VA determined that the veteran's service-connected post-traumatic osteoarthritis of the left knee, post lateral and medial meniscus tears, does not warrant a rating higher than 20 percent.
The deciding factor: The current x-ray findings indicate moderate degenerative joint disease with some crepitation but no more than mild functional limitation is demonstrated.
- Claimed conditions
- post-traumatic osteoarthritis of the left knee, post lateral and medial meniscus tears
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- March 31, 2005
- Citation
- 0509620
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further development, including obtaining an opinion regarding the impact of his service-connected left knee disability on employment.
- Remanded (sent back)
The veteran's claim for a higher rating for his post-traumatic osteoarthritis of the left knee is remanded due to insufficient examination and lack of interval change in symptoms.
- Remanded (sent back)
The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining VA medical records and scheduling a VA examination to assess the current severity of his service-connected knee disabilities.
- Denied
The veteran's claim for an increased rating for post-traumatic osteoarthritis of the left knee was denied due to his failure to report for a VA examination scheduled in conjunction with his appeal.
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