The Board has determined that the Veteran's current left knee disability, including residuals of status post left knee arthroscopy and partial arthroscopic medial meniscectomy, is related to his service. As such, the claim for service connection is granted.
The deciding factor: The evidence supports a finding that the Veteran's current left knee condition is related to an in-service injury during combat operations, specifically twisting his knee while running from enemy fire. The Board found the Veteran's account of the incident consistent with the findings on MRI and the need for arthroscopic surgery.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee torn medial meniscus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 18, 2011
- Citation
- 1119182
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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.
- Denied
The Board denied an initial rating of over 20 percent for a left meniscus disability, as the evidence did not support a higher evaluation under any applicable diagnostic codes.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for left knee torn medial meniscus disability and left knee instability/ recurrent subluxation, due to incomplete information provided by the Veteran regarding his treatment with a private medical provider. The AOJ is required to request this missing information from the Veteran and obtain any relevant records.
- Granted
The Board has granted an initial 20 percent rating for the Veteran's service-connected left knee torn medial meniscus, finding that this disability is manifested by frequent episodes of left knee locking and pain.
- Denied
The Veteran's initial claim for a higher rating for his service-connected left knee torn medial meniscus and patellofemoral syndrome was denied. A separate initial rating of 10 percent for limitation of extension motion is granted effective February 16, 2012, and a separate initial rating of 10 percent for limitation of flexion motion with clinical findings of arthritis is granted effective September 9, 2021.
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