The Veteran's left knee disability, characterized by DJD and partial meniscectomy, was granted a 20 percent rating effective March 5, 2009. The condition is currently rated as moderate instability.
The deciding factor: The VA examination of March 2009 showed significant left knee instability with no abnormality in the medial or lateral menisci, warranting a higher rating than the previous 10 percent for instability.
- Claimed conditions
- degenerative joint disease (DJD), left knee, partial meniscectomy of the left knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- January 14, 2011
- Citation
- 1101656
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for degenerative joint disease, left knee, for further development and readjudication.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for additional development due to a lack of compliance with previous remand directives.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal for increased ratings for his service-connected left knee DJD, GERD, and hypertension is being remanded due to the need for new VA examinations to assess current severity.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew their appeals for a rating in excess of 30 percent for status post meniscectomy, left knee instability and a rating in excess of 10 percent for DJD, left knee.
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