The veteran was granted a 20 percent rating for the left medial meniscus tear and a 10 percent rating for degenerative changes of the left knee.
The deciding factor: The veteran's disability nearly approximates the criteria for a 20 percent rating under DC 5258 due to pain, effusion, and locking in the joint. A 10 percent rating is warranted for degenerative arthritis based on limitation of motion between 120 and 130 degrees.
- Claimed conditions
- Left medial meniscus tear, Degenerative changes of the left knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- January 9, 2009
- Citation
- 0900894
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.
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