The Veteran's left knee disability is rated at 10 percent for limitation of flexion, and a separate rating for limitation of extension is granted effective January 5, 2017. The right knee disability results in limitation of extension from January 5, 2017, with instability also noted.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's knee disabilities are rated based on their functional impairment as determined by range of motion testing and the presence or absence of additional symptoms such as pain, swelling, and instability.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Knee Meniscal Tear, Right Knee Chondromalacia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 4, 2019
- Citation
- 19100974
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.
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