The Board has granted service connection for a left knee disability and assigned an initial rating of 30 percent. The veteran's chronic headaches, facial nerve palsy resulting from Bell's palsy, hypertension, and right testicle hydrocele are all rated as they were initially granted.
The deciding factor: Service connection was established based on the evidence showing a current diagnosis of left knee meniscus tear that is related to service. The initial ratings for chronic headaches, facial nerve palsy resulting from Bell's palsy, hypertension, and right testicle hydrocele are assigned as they were initially granted.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee meniscus tear
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- August 25, 2008
- Citation
- 0828733
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the issues of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to a full grant of benefits in prior decisions. Service connection is granted for left knee meniscus tear.
- Remanded (sent back)
The claim of an initial rating higher than 20 percent for left knee meniscus tear is being remanded due to incomplete medical reports and the need for updated VA treatment records, including non-VA community care consultations.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for sleep apnea and dismissed the claim for tinnitus as moot, while denying increased ratings for lower extremity radiculopathy and remanding several back and limb conditions for further evaluation.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for a lumbar strain and left knee meniscus tear, both as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected right knee disability.
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