The Veteran's appeal was granted, restoring a 20 percent rating for left knee meniscal tear with instability and denying entitlement to higher ratings for the knee disability. The TDIU claim was also denied.
The deciding factor: The evidence supported restoration of the 20 percent rating for left knee meniscal tear with instability due to improvement in symptoms, while the other issues were not met.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Knee Meniscal Tear with Instability, Degenerative Joint Disease of the Left Knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- October 24, 2023
- Citation
- 23057685
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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.
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Granted
The Veteran's left knee instability and limitation of extension associated with degenerative joint disease are rated at 20 percent from June 14, 2010 to January 11, 2016.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for an increased initial disability rating for his service-connected degenerative joint disease of the left knee is being remanded due to inadequate VA examination reports. The Board finds that additional evidence and a new medical opinion are needed to properly assess the severity of the Veteran's condition.
- Remanded (sent back)
The case is remanded due to insufficient information regarding the severity of the Veteran's left knee recurrent subluxation at the December 2022 VA examination, and further development is needed.
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