The Veteran's arthritis of the left knee, status post torn lateral meniscus repair, is restored to a 40 percent rating. The appeal for a higher rating prior to April 17, 2012, and greater than 40 percent thereafter remains pending.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not show an actual improvement in the Veteran's ability to function under ordinary conditions of life and work.
- Claimed conditions
- Arthritis of the left knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- October 21, 2020
- Citation
- 20067910
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.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine, and bilateral tinnitus. The claim for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for bilateral plantar fasciitis was denied. Other claims were either granted or remanded.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for a left knee disability and a right knee disability, finding that the Veteran's arthritis of both knees is not related to an injury or disease incurred in active service and has not been caused or aggravated by a service-connected disability.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for multiple back and joint disabilities, resolving all reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.
- Denied
The Board has determined that there is no evidence to support service connection for arthritis of the left and right knees, as they are not shown to be related to in-service injuries or diseases.
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