The Veteran's claim of service connection for a right knee disorder is granted, and his PTSD is rated at 30 percent. The decision also denies a rating in excess of 30 percent for PTSD.
The deciding factor: The VA medical opinions supported the grant of service connection for the right knee disorder based on continuity of symptomatology since service. For PTSD, the Veteran's symptoms were consistent with a 30 percent rating but did not meet the criteria for higher ratings due to occupational and social impairment.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Knee Disorder, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- May 17, 2018
- Citation
- 18103086
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What this means for you
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- Partly granted
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