The Veteran's right knee patellofemoral pain syndrome is currently rated at 20 percent, and the Board has granted a higher initial disability rating of 20 percent for this condition.
The deciding factor: Based on the current evidence of record, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran, the criteria for a higher initial disability rating of 20 percent have been met.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Ring Finger Remote Fracture with Mallet Finger Deformity, Right Knee Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- April 5, 2019
- Citation
- 19126099
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.
- Partly granted
The Board granted a 70% rating for PTSD from November 25, 2015 to August 12, 2024 and a 40% rating for the right shoulder disability. It also granted 10% ratings for both feet and 20% ratings for knee patellofemoral pain syndromes.
- Partly granted
The Board granted a 100 percent disability rating for PTSD, NCD, and TBI prior to May 4, 2023, and restored the 10 percent rating for GERD effective June 8, 2023.
- Granted
The Board granted an effective date of December 1, 1984 for the awards of service connection for IBS, bilateral shoulder strain, bilateral elbow tendinopathy, limitation of bilateral forearm supination, and bilateral knee patellofemoral pain syndrome.
- Denied
The Board denied higher ratings for the Veteran's service-connected left knee strain, right knee patellofemoral pain syndrome, and PTSD, as well as a total disability rating based on individual unemployability.
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