The Veteran's appeal for restoration of service connection for left knee instability was denied.,The Veteran's request for an effective date prior to August 25, 2014 for the grants of service connection for right knee degenerative arthritis and instability was denied.
The deciding factor: The denial of the appeal is based on the fact that there was no intent to apply for benefits related to a right knee disability until August 25, 2014.,The Veteran's claim for compensation pursuant to 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for a left knee disability other than her service-connected total left knee replacement and left knee scar was denied.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee instability, right knee degenerative arthritis and instability
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 11, 2018
- Citation
- 18141638
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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.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appeal for service connection for bilateral knee instability and denied service connection for right and left knee instability, finding no nexus between the Veteran's knee conditions and his service or service-connected disabilities.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issues of entitlement to increased ratings for a thoracolumbar spine disorder and bilateral knee disorders due to the need for additional VA examinations.
- Denied
The Board denied restoration of the 30 percent ratings for left knee arthritis (flexion), left knee strain arthritis (extension), and left knee instability, as well as a 20 percent rating for left ankle chronic sprain. The Veteran's claims for increased ratings were also denied.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for right knee gout and a rating of 50 percent for the Veteran's right wrist condition, while remanding several other issues related to his knees and instability.
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