The Board has granted a 20% rating for limitation of left knee flexion for the entire appeal period, effective from the date of the decision. The Veteran's left knee extension is rated as noncompensable prior to April 19, 2017 and 10% since January 1, 2018 due to instability.
The deciding factor: The VA examination in January 2018 documented objective evidence of painful motion at 30 degrees flexion, which is within the range for a 20% rating under Diagnostic Code 5260.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Knee Osteoarthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- January 23, 2019
- Citation
- 19105366
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
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