The Veteran is granted a 20 percent rating for his right knee condition, effective from June 4, 2015. He remains rated at 10 percent for the painful limited range of motion and peripheral neuropathy.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that the Veteran has mild instability (1+ medial instability) which warrants a 10% rating under Diagnostic Code 5257, and dislocated semilunar cartilage with frequent episodes of 'locking', pain, and effusion into the joint, warranting a separate 10% rating under Diagnostic Code 5258.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Knee Meniscal Tear, Right Lower Extremity Neuropathy (Sciatic Nerve)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- September 28, 2015
- Citation
- 1541704
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- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, right knee meniscal tear, and IBS, have rendered him unable to secure or follow any substantially gainful employment from May 1, 2020 to May 1, 2021. The Board finds that the evidence is in balance, with all reasonable doubt resolved in favor of the Veteran.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's right and left knees were granted increased ratings for frequent episodes of locking, pain, and effusion. The issues of limited flexion and extension remain unresolved.
- Granted
Service connection for IBS is granted. The claims for initial increased ratings for lumbosacral strain, left lower extremity radiculopathy, right knee meniscal tear, and PTSD are remanded.
- Granted
The Veteran's right knee meniscal disability is granted a separate initial rating of 10 percent, and his prior claim for an increased rating for limitation of motion of the right knee prior to March 10, 2008 is denied. Since May 23, 2011, he has been granted entitlement to TDIU.
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