The Veteran's right knee patellofemoral syndrome and acquired psychiatric disorders (mood disorder and anxiety disorder) have been granted service connection.,Initial disability ratings for left knee patellofemoral syndrome with painful motion during flexion and instability remain denied.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on the Veteran's lay statements regarding his symptoms, as well as medical evidence that supports a finding of in-service injury or disease related to these conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee patellofemoral syndrome, acquired psychiatric disorders (mood disorder and anxiety disorder)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- January 28, 2020
- Citation
- 20006257
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 remands the claims for a higher rating in excess of the current ratings for various musculoskeletal conditions.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the case for further development and readjudication of the veteran's claims.
- Partly granted
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, except for separate awards of service connection for left knee instability and right knee instability.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings and earlier effective dates for service connection for right and left knee patellofemoral syndrome, finding that the evidence did not support a rating higher than 10 percent or an earlier effective date.
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