The Veteran's right knee disability was rated at 20 percent from September 8, 2016 through October 16, 2017 for a meniscus tear and is now granted a 60 percent rating from December 1, 2018 to March 19, 2019. A 100 percent rating was granted effective March 20, 2019 due to the need for prosthetic replacement of the right knee joint.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's disability is rated based on its current manifestations and not through a service connection theory involving exposure or presumption.
- Claimed conditions
- Meniscus tear, Total knee replacement
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- February 18, 2020
- Citation
- 20012608
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- Denied
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