The Board has determined that the veteran's left knee disability warrants a 30 percent evaluation for residuals of fracture, and a separate 10 percent evaluation for arthritic changes. The combined evaluations meet the criteria established under VA regulations.
The deciding factor: The clinical evidence shows significant functional impairment with pain, laxity, crepitation, and effusion, warranting higher ratings than those previously assigned.
- Claimed conditions
- fracture of the left patella, arthritic changes of the left knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- April 19, 2005
- Citation
- 0511089
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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 has remanded the cases of a rating in excess of 20 percent for the residuals of a fracture of the left patella and total disability based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to incomplete development.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for special monthly compensation based on the need for aid and attendance is remanded due to incomplete medical records and the need for a physical examination.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's death was caused by his service-connected disabilities, specifically his use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) to treat these conditions.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for increased evaluations for his left knee conditions was denied by the RO, with a final rating of 10 percent assigned.
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