The Board has determined that the Veteran's right knee disability did not show improvement sufficient to warrant a reduction from 40% to 10%. The RO proposed and reduced the rating, but the Veteran disagreed. The Board restored the original 40% rating.
The deciding factor: The April 2006 VA examination report did not reflect improvement in the Veteran's condition compared to previous examinations.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Knee Degenerative Joint Disease, Meniscus Abnormality
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- May 17, 2010
- Citation
- 1018205
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What this means for you
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