The Veteran's left knee disability, including arthritis and instability, warrants a 10 percent rating. Service connection for an acquired dysthymic disorder is granted, while service connection for paranoid personality disorder is denied.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows that the Veteran's left knee disability does not meet or approximate the criteria for a higher rating under any applicable diagnostic codes. However, his arthritis warrants a separate compensable rating based on X-ray findings and painful motion.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of left knee surgery with traumatic arthritis, acquired psychiatric disorder (dysthymic disorder), paranoid personality disorder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- July 20, 2009
- Citation
- 0926879
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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.
What you can do next
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- Granted
The Veteran's paranoid personality disorder is rated at 100 percent disabling, the maximum rating allowed under VA guidelines.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to a lack of a VA examination for the Veteran's claimed psychiatric disability. The claim will be reconsidered with the possibility of an examination.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's claim for an increased disability rating for schizophrenia, including suicidal ideation, paranoid personality disorder, and mood disorder is dismissed as the Veteran is already receiving the maximum level of disability compensation.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and related conditions, due to a lack of credible supporting evidence for the claimed in-service stressors.
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