The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a higher rating for his service-connected traumatic injury of the left knee, finding that the evidence did not warrant a higher evaluation under applicable diagnostic codes.
The deciding factor: The Veteran’s left knee disability was primarily manifested by pain and limited motion, which were adequately addressed in the current 10% rating assigned based on painful motion with x-ray evidence of arthritis.
- Claimed conditions
- Traumatic arthritis of the left knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- June 6, 2019
- Citation
- 19143902
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Veteran was granted ratings for his left and right knee disabilities, as well as special monthly compensation and TDIU.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board is remanding the claims for increased ratings and TDIU due to a duty-to-assist error regarding missing VA treatment records.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have rendered him unable to secure and follow substantially gainful employment due to his physical impairments, which prevent him from performing the required tasks in a warehouse job.
- Granted
The Veteran's left knee condition is rated at 20 percent, effective November 13, 2019. A separate 10 percent rating for left-knee instability is granted since February 7, 2007.,A 10 percent rating for right-knee chondromalacia patella is granted as of March 22, 2010.
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