The Veteran's left knee disability was rated at 30 percent prior to January 13, 2017 and granted a 60 percent rating as of that date.,Effective from January 13, 2017, the Veteran is entitled to a 60 percent disability rating for his service-connected left knee disability.
The deciding factor: The February 2017 VA examination showed severe painful motion and weakness in the affected extremity as of that date.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative Joint Disease of the Left Knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- October 29, 2019
- Citation
- 19181176
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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for additional development due to inadequate VA examinations.
- Denied
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his left knee conditions have been denied. His current rating of 10 percent is based on limitation of motion.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for degenerative joint disease of the left and right knees due to new evidence submitted since the last denial. The Veteran's testimony indicates that his knee disabilities may be related to active service, but VA examinations did not provide etiological opinions.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has denied service connection for degenerative joint disease of the left knee, finding that it is not related to active duty service or secondary to a service-connected condition. The case was remanded due to issues with the right knee.
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