The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for a right knee disability and granted it, finding that new evidence supports the Veteran's claim of in-service injury and current symptoms. The Board also found that there is an approximate balance of positive and negative evidence regarding whether the current condition is related to service.
The deciding factor: The Board determined that the Veteran has provided credible lay testimony about his in-service knee injury and ongoing symptoms, which are consistent with a diagnosis of right knee chondromalacia patella. The Board also found that there was an approximate balance of positive and negative evidence regarding whether this condition is related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Knee Chondromalacia Patella
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 2, 2015
- Citation
- 1546330
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Veteran's right knee disability is granted an increased rating of 60 percent, effective November 3, 2020. The earlier effective date for the 60 percent rating and the grant of service connection for right knee scars are also granted.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 30 percent for an unspecified anxiety disorder was denied, and the case is remanded.,The Veteran's claims for ratings in excess of 20 percent for right knee chondromalacia patella and 10 percent for right knee degenerative joint disease are also remanded due to a duty to assist error.,Additional VA medical records related to the Veteran's knees need to be obtained, and a retrospective addendum opinion is required.
- Granted
The Veteran's right knee chondromalacia and recurrent subluxation with instability have been granted increased ratings, but the limitation of extension has not met criteria for a higher rating.
- Denied
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection were denied. Service connection for IBS was not granted, while the Veteran's left hand arthritis, long finger arthritis, thumb arthritis, strictureplasty scar, right knee chondromalacia patella, and left knee chondromalacia patella all remained at noncompensable levels.
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