The Veteran's claims for a compensable rating for his right knee ACL tear prior to October 15, 2019 and a rating in excess of 10 percent thereafter were denied. Service connection for a lower back disorder secondary to the service-connected right knee ACL tear was also denied.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show that the Veteran's right knee disability more nearly approximated the criteria for any higher ratings under applicable diagnostic codes, and his lay statements regarding pain and functional loss were considered but found insufficient to warrant a higher rating.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Knee Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Tear, Lower Back Disorder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 10, 2020
- Citation
- 20046326
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