The Veteran's right knee disability is service-connected due to a motorcycle fall, but his claim for presumptive service connection based on exposure and aggravation of pre-existing condition are denied.
The deciding factor: The Board found the Veteran's right knee disability was caused by a 1978 motorcycle accident during military service, granting service connection under the direct theory. However, it denied presumptive service connection due to lack of evidence linking his arthritis to exposure or military service and did not find aggravation of a pre-existing condition.
- Claimed conditions
- torn lateral meniscus, patellar dislocation, traumatic arthritis (right knee)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 22, 2014
- Citation
- 1442227
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What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for further development due to inadequate medical examination and recharacterization of the rating criteria.
- Granted
The Board has restored the Veteran's left knee disability rating from 20% to 30%, effective November 1, 2018, finding that there was actual improvement in his condition under ordinary conditions of life and work.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to an inadequate VA examination, specifically failing to evaluate the functional effects of a flare-up. The Veteran's attorney argued that the January 2019 VA knee examination is inadequate and requested an addendum opinion.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's right leg disability, including degenerative joint disease and a torn lateral meniscus, finding that it is proximately due to her already service-connected left knee disability.
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