The veteran's right knee disability was rated at 10 percent for the period prior to September 6, 2007, and increased to 20 percent from that date. Service connection for a right hip disorder was denied.
The deciding factor: The veteran's right knee disability did not meet the criteria for higher ratings due to its severity, but it met the criteria for a 20% rating starting September 6, 2007. The right hip disorder was not related to service or any service-connected condition.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee patellar pain, right hip disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- May 16, 2008
- Citation
- 0816134
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The veteran withdrew the appeal for all service connection and rating issues, and the Board has no jurisdiction to review these matters.
- Partly granted
The Board dismissed the claims for service connection for right and left lower extremity, lumbar radiculopathy as they were already granted. The claims for service connection for a right hip disorder, left hip disorder, right elbow disorder, left elbow disorder, and cervical spine disorder are remanded for further development.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for a right hip disorder for further development, specifically requiring an addendum medical opinion from a VA doctor.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the service connection claims for various conditions due to a lack of compliance with previous remand directives and inadequate medical opinions.
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