The Veteran's appeal for higher ratings for left knee conditions was denied. The claimant received a 20 percent rating for meniscal tear, but the other two issues were not granted.
The deciding factor: The VA found that the evidence did not meet the criteria for increased disability ratings under the applicable diagnostic codes.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee injury with chondromalacia and limited flexion, chondromalacia of the left knee with instability, meniscal tear
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- January 25, 2022
- Citation
- 22003772
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a right knee disability, finding that it is neither secondary to his service-connected right femoral neuropathy nor directly related to his active-duty service.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a right knee condition, finding that there was no evidence linking his current conditions to his military service.
- Granted
The Board has restored the Veteran's rating from 100% to 30% for his right knee disability, effective December 1, 2015, and October 1, 2016, under Diagnostic Code 5055.
- Granted
The Veteran's reduction in evaluation for left knee instability from 10 percent to 0 percent was improper, and his prior 10 percent rating is restored. The Board also found that SMC under 38 U.S.C. § 1114(s) should be granted starting May 13, 2024.
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