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
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What this means for you
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a left leg/knee disability, finding that there is no competent evidence linking his current condition to an in-service injury or disease.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for a VA examination to determine if the Veteran's left leg/knee disability is related to service or aggravated by service.
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