The Veteran's left knee disability, which includes a meniscal tear and osteoarthritis, is currently rated at 30 percent. The Board found that the evidence did not warrant an evaluation in excess of this rating.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence showed flexion to 15 degrees with pain on motion, but no ankylosis or severe recurrent subluxation/lateral instability was present.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee meniscal tear, knee joint osteoarthritis, patellofemoral pain syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- December 17, 2019
- Citation
- 19194433
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appeals for earlier effective dates related to various left and right hip, knee, shoulder, and other conditions as they were freestanding claims not continuously pursued from the initial rating decisions.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for various conditions and denied increased ratings for several service-connected disabilities, as the evidence did not support a finding of current disability or aggravation related to service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral knee, hip, and foot disabilities due to inadequate medical opinions.
- Partly granted
The veteran was granted a separate disability rating of 20 percent for left knee meniscal tear from October 28, 2021. Other claims were denied.
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