The Veteran's claims for internal derangement of the left knee and instability of the left knee were granted with appropriate ratings. However, his claim for a scar secondary to service-connected disability was denied. The right knee condition remains pending.
The deciding factor: Right knee condition not yet established as service connected based on current evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- Internal Derangement of Left Knee, Instability of Left Knee, Scar of Left Knee (secondary to Internal Derangement)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 4, 2017
- Citation
- 1731329
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What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
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