The Board has granted service connection for right knee DJD and an initial evaluation of 70 percent for the acquired psychiatric disability, to include depressive disorder, effective from November 19, 2015. The appeal is denied for a higher rating after September 20, 2018.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's right knee DJD began during service and his acquired psychiatric disability was productive of occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas such as work, school, family relations, judgment, or mood for the period from November 19, 2015 to September 20, 2018.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee degenerative joint disease (DJD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- June 21, 2019
- Citation
- 19148651
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Decisions by this judge: 2,035 · Granted: 30% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case for further adjudication due to new and relevant evidence received, which suggests that the Veteran's right knee DJD may be secondary to his service-connected left knee DJD.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for right and left knee degenerative joint disease to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error by providing notice of the Veteran's right to a hearing.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for an initial compensable evaluation for right hand 5th finger sprain and a rating in excess of 10 percent for right knee degenerative joint disease, and remanded several service connection claims due to inadequate medical opinions.
- Partly granted
The Board granted a 10 percent rating for slight right knee instability but denied ratings in excess of 20 percent and 10 percent for the torn meniscus and degenerative joint disease, respectively.
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