The Board has restored the Veteran's ratings for right knee limitation of extension and lateral instability, finding that there was no sustained improvement in either condition at the time of the reduction.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not demonstrate sustained improvement in either the right knee limitation of extension or lateral instability at the time of the rating reduction.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Knee Limitation of Extension, Right Knee Lateral Instability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 22, 2019
- Citation
- 19179967
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
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The Board granted a 20 percent rating for left knee limitation of extension and a 30 percent rating for right knee limitation of extension from November 2, 2023.
- Partly granted
The Veteran was granted a separate 20 percent rating for right knee instability from February 2, 2010, to May 25, 2010. The Board also remanded the claims for separate ratings for limitation of extension and flexion prior to May 26, 2010.
- Partly granted
The Board granted an initial 40 percent rating for right knee limitation of extension prior to December 7, 2010, and a separate 20 percent rating prior to February 7, 2021, for right knee instability. The ratings in excess of the assigned percentages were denied.
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