The Board has granted service connection for varicose veins of the right leg and a separate rating for left knee instability. A new rating of 20 percent was assigned for a meniscal tear in the left knee since November 15, 2019.
The deciding factor: The evidence supported granting service connection for varicose veins of the right leg and increasing the disability rating for left knee instability to 20 percent. The VA found that there were sufficient symptoms of a meniscal tear in the left knee warranting a separate rating since November 15, 2019.
- Claimed conditions
- varicose veins of the right leg, left knee instability, left knee meniscal tear
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 4, 2020
- Citation
- 20058666
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