The Board has granted service connection for left knee medial meniscal tear, mild degenerative arthritis of the left knee, and scarring of the left knee and thigh. The veteran's back disabilities are rated at 20 percent.
The deciding factor: Service connection was established based on a finding that the current diagnoses were at least as likely as not due to the veteran's period of active service.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee medial meniscal tear, mild degenerative arthritis of the left knee, scarring of the left knee and thigh
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- September 29, 2006
- Citation
- 0630550
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Decisions by this judge: 2,776 · Granted: 24% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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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 remands the claim for a VA examination to determine if the Veteran's bilateral knee disorders are related to his service-connected disabilities.
- Granted
The Board has granted an initial 20 percent rating for the Veteran's left knee medial meniscal tear with residual post-traumatic arthritis, but denied any higher ratings. The decision is based on the evidence showing some limitation of motion and pain during flare-ups.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the cases due to insufficient evidence regarding the etiology of the Veteran's knee conditions, specifically his left knee medial meniscal tear and right knee stability.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's left knee disability is currently rated as 10 percent disabling. The Board has decided to remand the case for further development, including a new VA examination.
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