The Veteran's right knee disability, including his partial meniscectomy and degenerative joint disease, is currently rated at 10 percent. The appeal for higher ratings has been denied.
The deciding factor: The VA examination did not find any additional conditions or instability that would warrant a higher rating under the applicable diagnostic codes.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative Joint Disease of the Right Knee, Partial Meniscectomy and Debridement of Lateral Femoral Condyle
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- December 17, 2019
- Citation
- 19194468
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What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied an evaluation in excess of 10 percent for degenerative joint disease of the right knee.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have precluded all substantially gainful employment for which his education and occupational experience would otherwise qualify him, from April 1, 2011, but no earlier.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the cases for further development due to failure to provide proper notice and scheduling of a VA examination.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for additional development due to inadequate VA examinations.
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