The reduction of the right knee rating from 20 percent to 10 percent was improper, and restoration of the 20 percent rating is granted. A separate 10 percent rating for right knee instability and a separate 10 percent rating for symptomatic removal of cartilage are also granted.
The deciding factor: The reduction in the evaluation from 20% to 10% was improper due to sustained material improvement not being shown, as the Veteran's symptoms have remained constant or worsened. The right knee instability and symptomatic removal of cartilage were separately rated based on distinct findings.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Knee Disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- April 14, 2020
- Citation
- 20025314
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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.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's right knee disorder is related to his military service and grants entitlement to service connection.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the claims for service connection for a right knee disorder and an initial compensable rating for TBI, as new evidence was received. The effective date for service connection for TBI is being remanded.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's right knee disorder is related to his service, and thus grants service connection for this condition.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for right and left hip disorders due to a pre-decisional error in obtaining an adequate nexus opinion prior to the June 2021 rating decision.
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