The Board denied a rating in excess of 30 percent for post-operative residuals of a rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament of the left knee, but granted a separate 10 percent rating for traumatic arthritis of the left knee.
The deciding factor: The veteran's service-connected left knee disabilities were evaluated based on their current manifestations and not on any new evidence or changes in disability status.
- Claimed conditions
- rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament, traumatic arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- January 9, 2006
- Citation
- 0600585
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
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- Granted
The Veteran is granted a separate 10 percent rating for slight instability of the right knee, and his existing 10 percent rating for painful flexion of the right knee remains unchanged.
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