The Veteran's service-connected degenerative joint disease in both knees has been granted a 20 percent rating for the entire period on appeal.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's knee conditions have been objectively confirmed by findings such as swelling, pain, and functional loss due to arthritis.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative Joint Disease (left knee), Degenerative Joint Disease (right knee)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- June 18, 2019
- Citation
- 19147184
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.
- Granted
The Veteran's right knee disability, including limited flexion and instability, is currently rated at 10 percent.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim for a disability rating of 20 percent for instability of the right knee prior to November 19, 2013 was granted. The claim for a higher rating for residuals of a right knee injury is denied.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the cases for further development and examination, as well as potential reconsideration of the TDIU claim.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for left knee degenerative joint disease and assigned an effective date of June 10, 2010. The Veteran is currently rated at 10% for limitation of flexion and non-compensable for limitation of extension.
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