The Board has granted a higher rating of 20 percent for the Veteran's service-connected left knee disability under DC 5258 and a separate rating of 10 percent under DC 5257. The decision is based on frequent episodes of locking, pain, and effusion into the joint.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations consistently noted frequent episodes of locking, pain, and effusion into the joint, which are indicative of dislocated semilunar cartilage with frequent episodes of locking, pain, and effusion into the joint (DC 5258).
- Claimed conditions
- left knee disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- October 21, 2020
- Citation
- 20068314
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
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