The Veteran's left knee sprain with Baker's cyst was granted service connection and assigned a noncompensable initial rating. The issue of an increased rating to more than 10 percent from June 18, 2009 remains on appeal.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's left knee disability has been found to meet the criteria for a compensable evaluation under Diagnostic Codes 5260 and 5261 based on limitation of flexion and extension respectively.
- Claimed conditions
- IgA deficiency, left knee sprain with Baker's cyst
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- September 6, 2013
- Citation
- 1328513
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for IgA deficiency and elevated IgG levels as there is no current disability, despite his contention that these conditions are related to his active duty service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has referred the case back to the RO for consideration of new evidence, including a medical opinion. The Veteran's claim will be readjudicated based on all evidence.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for further action, including scheduling a video conference hearing.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected lumbar myositis, psychoneurosis and conversion hysteria, residuals of shrapnel wounds of the left thigh and pelvis with retained foreign bodies and scars, and residuals of shell fragment wounds of the right thigh and left leg. The veteran was also denied entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
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