The Board has restored a 20% rating for the Veteran's left knee disability, effective June 1, 2014. The reduction from 20% to 10% was improper due to lack of actual improvement in the Veteran's ability to function under ordinary conditions of life and work.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not demonstrate sustained improvement in the Veteran’s service-connected left knee disability under ordinary conditions of life and work, despite improvements in range of motion.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Knee Trauma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- October 4, 2019
- Citation
- 19176913
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Granted
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- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected left knee disability is currently rated at 50 percent since October 9, 2010. Prior to that date, the rating was 10 percent.
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