The Veteran's claim of service connection for a back disability has been reopened, but the claim is denied. The Veteran's left knee disabilities are currently rated at 10 percent each.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not establish that the Veteran's current right and left knee disabilities are related to his military service or any service-connected condition.
- Claimed conditions
- Patellofemoral Syndrome, Acquired Psychiatric Disability (Major Depressive Disorder)
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- June 6, 2019
- Citation
- 19143669
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 Veteran was granted increased ratings for his lumbar spine disability, bilateral knee instability, and pes planus, while the claims for increased ratings for right and left knee disabilities were denied. He also received a higher rating for his acquired psychiatric disability.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for an evaluation in excess of 10 percent for left knee disability was denied. A 10 percent rating for left knee scars, effective September 22, 2017, was granted.
- Denied
The VA denied increased disability ratings for patellofemoral syndrome of the right and left knees with degenerative arthritis, finding that the veteran's symptoms did not warrant a higher rating based on his range of motion.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for sarcoidosis as new and relevant evidence has been received since the previous denial.
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