The Veteran's claim for a compensable disability rating for instability of the left knee from September 9, 2008 to April 30, 2013 is granted. The Board found that it was at least as likely as not that the Veteran experienced slight instability during this period.
The deciding factor: The Board determined that the Veteran's lay statements of experiencing symptoms of knee instability were credible and outweighed by conflicting medical examination reports which did not find instability in the left knee during the rating period on appeal.
- Claimed conditions
- Instability of left knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- May 28, 2020
- Citation
- 20036464
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