The veteran's service-connected bilateral knee disabilities were granted, with ratings of 10%, 20%, and 40% for the right and left knees respectively, effective March 30, 2006.
The deciding factor: Service connection was established based on the pre-existing condition, without any need to address exposure or presumption issues.
- Claimed conditions
- degenerative joint disease (DJD) of the right knee, degenerative joint disease (DJD) of the left knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- November 22, 2006
- Citation
- 0636438
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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
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for higher ratings for right knee and middle finger disabilities due to inadequate examinations in previous decisions. The Veteran needs new VA examinations to assess the severity of his service-connected conditions during flare-ups.
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