The Board found that the reduction of the 10 percent rating for right knee instability was proper, and denied the veteran's request for an increased rating for degenerative joint disease of the right knee.
The deciding factor: The evidence showed no current instability in the right knee, which is required for a compensable rating under VA regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative Joint Disease of the Right Knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- February 10, 2006
- Citation
- 0603966
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 an evaluation in excess of 10 percent for degenerative joint disease of the right knee.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have precluded all substantially gainful employment for which his education and occupational experience would otherwise qualify him, from April 1, 2011, but no earlier.
- Partly granted
The Veteran was granted special monthly compensation based on the need for aid and attendance, but his claims for increased ratings for degenerative joint disease of the right knee and bicipital tendonitis of the right shoulder were denied. An earlier effective date for the 20 percent rating for the right shoulder disability was also granted.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for degenerative joint disease of the left and right knees due to new evidence submitted since the last denial. The Veteran's testimony indicates that his knee disabilities may be related to active service, but VA examinations did not provide etiological opinions.
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