The Board has granted the Veteran's motion to revise a June 23, 2011 rating decision that denied service connection for left and right knee disabilities. The decision is revised to reflect an award of service connection for patellofemoral pain syndrome of the left knee and medial compartment osteoarthritis of the right knee, both effective October 22, 2009.
The deciding factor: The correct facts at the time of the June 23, 2011 rating decision demonstrated that service connection for a left knee disability (patellofemoral pain syndrome) and a right knee disability (medial compartment osteoarthritis) were warranted based on documented treatment and diagnoses in service.
- Claimed conditions
- Patellofemoral pain syndrome (left knee), Medial compartment osteoarthritis (right knee)
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- November 9, 2020
- Citation
- 20072253
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