The Veteran's right knee disability, including limited flexion and instability, is currently rated at 10 percent.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows that the Veteran has functional limitation of flexion to a degree consistent with the current 10 percent rating assigned for his right knee disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative Joint Disease (right knee), Chondromalacia Patella (right knee)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- October 29, 2020
- Citation
- 20070305
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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