The Board has granted a disability rating of 20 percent for right knee injury, post-operative meniscectomy, with frequent episodes of locking pain and effusion, effective September 26, 1984. A separate 20 percent rating was also granted for right knee injury, post-operative meniscectomy, with instability, effective the same date.
The deciding factor: The evidence showed persistent symptoms such as frequent episodes of locking pain and effusion into the joint, moderate lateral instability, but no severe recurrent subluxation or lateral instability. The Veteran's subjective complaints were supported by objective findings in the medical records.
- Claimed conditions
- Right knee injury, Post-operative meniscectomy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- July 17, 2018
- Citation
- 18118582
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection of back, left knee, and right knee injuries due to a lack of VA examinations.
- Granted
The Veteran was granted a total disability rating due to individual unemployability from December 2, 2019 to June 15, 2021 on an extraschedular basis.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's right knee injury, finding that his current condition is related to an in-service injury and resolving all doubt in favor of the Veteran.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence of a current diagnosis and requires a new VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's right knee condition.
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