The Veteran's right knee disability, including arthritis and recurrent subluxation, is rated at 30 percent effective from the date of the remand. The rating for the period prior to December 22, 2017 remains denied.
The deciding factor: VA examination in December 2017 confirmed that the Veteran had right knee arthritis and recurrent subluxation with no limitation of extension or flexion meeting the criteria for higher ratings under DCs 5260 and 5261.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Knee Arthritis, Right Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome, Right Knee Recurrent Subluxation
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- October 26, 2020
- Citation
- 20068996
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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