The veteran's claim for a higher rating for post operative residuals of right anterior cruciate ligament repair was denied, but he was granted a separate 30 percent evaluation for ACL deficiency with instability and recurrent buckling effective March 14, 2007.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the severity of the veteran's symptoms including pain requiring medication, limitation of flexion to 110 degrees, mild quadriceps atrophy, flexion contracture, swelling, an altered gait, and degenerative changes.
- Claimed conditions
- post operative residuals (to include scarring) of right anterior cruciate ligament repair, limitation of extension of the right knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- January 8, 2009
- Citation
- 0900742
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Decisions by this judge: 680 · Granted: 24% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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
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- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeal before the Board could make a decision on the reduction of ratings for his knee conditions.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to issues with the September 2023 VA examination and the need for a new examination, as well as addressing the Veteran's lay reports of effusion and clicking in his right knee.
- Granted
The Board granted an initial 20 percent rating for limitation of extension of the right knee and a 10 percent rating for instability of the right knee, but no higher.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issues of entitlement to increased ratings for limitation of extension of both the left and right knees for further development, including an adequate VA examination.
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