The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for her left knee disability was granted, and she is currently rated at 20 percent. The claim for service connection for a right knee disability remains pending.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's left knee disability met the criteria for a separate 10% rating under Diagnostic Code 5010-5257 from September 1, 2013 to May 13, 2014. The claim was granted as her right knee disability is not service-connected.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative Changes, Left Knee, Right Knee Arthritis with Medial Compartment Arthritis, Full Thickness Chondromalacia, Knee Effusion, and Baker's Cyst
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- September 22, 2017
- Citation
- 1741524
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected left knee disability is rated at 10 percent, and the Board has denied an increased rating. The appeal for higher ratings remains pending.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for a compensable rating for a right knee scar has been dismissed. The Board also remanded the cases regarding ratings for his right and left knee disabilities.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional development regarding his service-connected mental condition, left knee degenerative changes, right knee degenerative changes, and bilateral hearing loss.
- Denied
The Board has determined that the veteran's left knee disability, involving degenerative changes and a semilunar cartilage defect, does not warrant an initial rating greater than 20 percent. The veteran is currently receiving the maximum schedular rating under Diagnostic Code 5258 for his service-connected condition.
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