The Board has determined that the Veteran's current left knee degenerative joint disease is the result of an injury sustained during active military service.
The deciding factor: The Veteran reported a continuity of symptoms since service, and his reports were credible. The VA examiner did not take into account the Veteran's reports of in-service injury and continuity of symptoms when concluding that the current disability could not be attributed to service.
- Claimed conditions
- degenerative joint disease, left knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 30, 2009
- Citation
- 0911813
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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.
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided that the Veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date for left knee instability is denied. The case is remanded for a determination on the rating claim.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that there are errors in the decision-making process related to obtaining and considering certain medical records, conducting appropriate examinations, and providing a comprehensive assessment of the Veteran's employability due to his service-connected disabilities. The case is being remanded for these issues.
- Partly granted
The Board denied an initial disability rating in excess of 10 percent for sinusitis and remanded the claims for increased ratings for degenerative disc disease, radiculopathy of the left lower extremity, degenerative joint disease of the left knee, and degenerative joint disease of the left shoulder.
- Granted
The veteran is granted Total Disability Individual Unemployability (TDIU) on an extraschedular basis from March 15, 2011 to October 23, 2019.
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