The Veteran's initial rating for left knee reconstruction was granted at a 10 percent level, effective June 4, 2005.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that the Veteran had no clinical instability or unrepaired cartilage damage in her left knee, meeting the criteria for a noncompensable disability under Diagnostic Codes 5260 and 5261.
- Claimed conditions
- ACL tear, meniscus tear
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- September 6, 2013
- Citation
- 1328541
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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.
- Granted
The reduction of the rating for left knee degenerative arthritis from 20% to 10%, effective November 3, 2021, was improper and restored the original 20% rating.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a left knee condition, including a meniscus tear, finding that there was no evidence to support a nexus between his current disability and his in-service injury.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's current left knee disability, including degenerative arthritis with meniscus and ligament injuries, is related to service. The decision grants service connection for this condition.
- Partly granted
The Veteran is granted an effective date of October 21, 2019, for a disability rating of 30 percent for left knee meniscal tear, ACL tear, and osteoarthritis status post left total knee replacement.
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