The Veteran received increased ratings for his right knee, left knee, and lumbar spine disabilities. The right knee rating has been upgraded to 60 percent after June 27, 2007.,Effective dates are not specified as the decisions were made in the April 2010 rating decision.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's right knee disability was rated based on instability and limitation of motion. The left knee disability was rated based on arthritis with at least some limitation of motion, while the lumbar spine disability was rated based on degenerative joint disease.,The ratings were increased due to the severity of the disabilities as evidenced by the functional impairment.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Knee Degenerative Joint Disease, Left Knee Degenerative Joint Disease, Lumbar Spine Degenerative Joint Disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 21, 2017
- Citation
- 1713192
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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.
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for a right knee disability and a lumbar spine disability, finding that the Veteran's current conditions are at least as likely as not related to his military service.
- Granted
The Veteran's left knee disability is rated at 40 percent for limitation of extension, effective December 18, 2025. The Veteran also received separate ratings for instability and dislocation of semilunar cartilage.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for increased ratings and earlier effective dates are remanded due to inadequate examination.
- Granted
The Veteran's right knee degenerative joint disease resulted in functional loss due to pain, instability, and required the use of a walker. The Board granted a 20 percent rating for this condition.
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