The Veteran's right knee disability, including ACL deficiency and meniscal tear with instability, is rated at a combined 60 percent for the entire appeal period. The Veteran's service-connected scars are not compensable.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's right knee disability meets the criteria for a combined rating of 60 percent under DCs 5257, 5258, 5260, and 5261 due to instability, meniscal tear with locking, pain, and effusion, and painful flexion and extension limited to 20 degrees. The Veteran's scars do not meet the criteria for a compensable rating as they are not disfiguring, deep, nonlinear, or unstable.
- Claimed conditions
- ACL deficiency, meniscal tear
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 10, 2018
- Citation
- 18117514
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- Whole decision: Denied
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- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a right knee condition, finding that there was no evidence linking his current conditions to his military service.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has restored the Veteran's rating from 100% to 30% for his right knee disability, effective December 1, 2015, and October 1, 2016, under Diagnostic Code 5055.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's reduction in evaluation for left knee instability from 10 percent to 0 percent was improper, and his prior 10 percent rating is restored. The Board also found that SMC under 38 U.S.C. § 1114(s) should be granted starting May 13, 2024.
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