The Veteran's left and right knee disabilities have been granted service connection, with initial noncompensable ratings prior to December 21, 2015, and increased to 10 percent thereafter.
The deciding factor: The VA determined that the Veteran's knee conditions are functional in nature due to pain but do not involve structural damage or instability.
- Claimed conditions
- Left arm disorder manifested by pain and tingling, Left knee strain with arthritis, Right knee strain with arthritis (post right knee arthroscopy)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- May 16, 2016
- Citation
- 1619779
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for a cervical condition, voiding dysfunction, and left knee strain with arthritis as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected low back condition.
- Partly granted
The Board granted an effective date of June 29, 2018 for the award of a TDIU and DEA, but denied earlier effective dates for service connection and higher ratings.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and TDIU are being remanded due to the addition of new evidence. The AOJ will review this evidence and readjudicate the claims.
- Denied
The Veteran's right and left knee strain with arthritis were evaluated at a 10% rating each for the specified periods, but no higher due to the severity of symptoms.
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