Your claim for service connection for a right knee disorder has been fully granted, and you are now entitled to the assigned rating.
The deciding factor: The agency of original jurisdiction (AOJ) granted service connection for right knee meniscus tear with bakers cyst in June 2015, which represents a full grant of the benefit sought on appeal.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee meniscus tear, baker's cyst
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- September 22, 2015
- Citation
- 1540962
This is a plain-language summary generated by AI from a public Board of Veterans’ Appeals decision. It can contain errors — always verify against the original. Look up the original decision on VA.gov (opens in a new tab) using citation 1540962.
What this means for you
A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot. It says more about procedure than about whether a claim like this can win.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for right knee meniscus tear status post arthroscopy and migraine headaches, finding that the Veteran's conditions are related to her active service.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for right knee meniscus tear status post arthroscopy and migraine headaches, finding that the Veteran's conditions are related to her active service.
- Granted
The Veteran's TDIU claim is granted as his service-connected disabilities (anxiety disorder, right knee osteoarthritis, etc.) preclude him from securing and following substantially gainful employment.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to a duty-to-assist error and requires an addendum opinion from a VA clinician.
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