The Veteran is granted service connection for a left knee disability and assigned a 10 percent evaluation effective April 27, 2009.,An earlier effective date of April 25, 2002 for the award of a 10 percent disability evaluation for the service-connected left knee disability manifested by atrophy of the left muscle groups XIV and XII is granted.,A separate initial 10 percent disability rating for the left knee disability manifested by lateral instability since April 27, 2009 is also granted.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claim was initially denied in November 2002 due to lack of evidence. He filed a new claim on April 25, 2002 and the RO assigned a noncompensable evaluation effective from that date.,The Veteran first filed his claim for service connection for left knee pain on April 27, 2009, which was granted with an initial 10 percent rating effective from that date. The Veteran requested an earlier effective date of November 12, 1991, the date he separated from service.,The RO found that the Veteran's left knee disability manifested by atrophy of the left muscle groups XIV and XIII was productive of moderate symptoms since April 25, 2002. The RO also noted that the Veteran's left knee disability manifested by degenerative arthritic changes with slight lateral instability since April 27, 2009.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- August 20, 2014
- Citation
- 1437209
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