The Board has granted increased evaluations for the Veteran's right knee traumatic arthritis and residuals of a right knee meniscectomy, with both conditions rated at 10 percent.
The deciding factor: Both conditions were found to have noncompensable limitation of motion, which is not sufficient to warrant an increase in evaluation beyond 10 percent under applicable diagnostic codes.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Knee Traumatic Arthritis, Residuals of Right Knee Meniscectomy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- February 22, 2012
- Citation
- 1206498
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Veteran's right knee meniscectomy disability is granted a 20 percent rating, effective from the date of the decision. The Veteran's prior claims for increased ratings for traumatic arthritis are denied.
- Granted
The Veteran's claims for service connection for right knee, right hip, and lumbosacral strain have been granted. The VA has also remanded the cases to obtain updated examinations to assess current severity of his left knee and right ankle disabilities.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for right knee DJD and residuals of right knee meniscectomy due to insufficient evidence regarding the severity of the appellant's symptoms during the period in question.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the submission of additional evidence after a Supplemental Statement of the Case (SSOC). The Board will refer this matter back to the AOJ for consideration.
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