The Veteran's left knee dislocated semilunar cartilage with frequent episodes of locking, pain, and effusion is granted a separate 20 percent rating. The issues of entitlement to a rating in excess of 10 percent for limitation of motion left knee disability and entitlement to a total rating due to individual unemployability (TDIU) are remanded.
The deciding factor: The examination findings were inadequate, necessitating a new VA examination addressing the Veteran's service-connected left knee disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Knee Dislocated Semilunar Cartilage
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 29, 2019
- Citation
- 19190041
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board granted a 20 percent rating for left knee dislocated semilunar cartilage from February 1, 2023, and also granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).
- Denied
The Board has denied a rating in excess of 20 percent for the Veteran's left knee disability, specifically status post medial meniscectomy. A separate 20 percent rating is granted for left knee cartilage, semilunar, dislocated with frequent episodes of locking, pain, and effusion into the joint.
- Denied
The Veteran's appeal for increased ratings was denied. The left knee degenerative joint disease, instability and subluxation, and dislocated semilunar cartilage were all rated at the maximum allowable under VA regulations.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, effective from the date of the February 2025 rating decision.
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