The Veteran's left knee arthritis with crepitus and right knee semilunar cartilage condition prior to January 26, 2018 are both granted. The left knee arthritis is rated at 20% effective from the date of claim.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found no additional loss of range of motion after three repetitions and noted frequent episodes of joint locking, pain, and effusion in the semilunar cartilage condition, warranting a separate compensable rating.
- Claimed conditions
- Left knee arthritis, Semilunar cartilage condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- November 26, 2019
- Citation
- 19189319
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Dismissed
The Veteran's requests for extensions of time to file Board Appeal requests were denied, and the attempted appeals were dismissed.
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