The Veteran's left leg/knee disability is rated at a 10 percent level, which he requested on appeal. The decision covers the entire appeal period.
The deciding factor: The Veteran’s left leg/knee disability meets the criteria for a 10 percent rating based on slight recurrent subluxation or lateral instability under Diagnostic Code 5257.
- Claimed conditions
- left leg/knee disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- June 12, 2019
- Citation
- 19145851
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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