The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an effective date earlier than September 17, 2011 for a combined 60 percent disability rating for his service-connected left knee disabilities (degenerative joint disease; limitation of flexion; limitation of extension; instability). The evidence did not show that the Veteran met the criteria for separate disability ratings prior to September 17, 2011.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not show that the Veteran's left knee disabilities warranted separate disability ratings prior to September 17, 2011.
- Claimed conditions
- limitation of flexion of the left knee, limitation of extension of the left knee, instability of the left knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- February 16, 2018
- Citation
- 1809998
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