The Board granted increased ratings for the Veteran's right knee laxity and meniscal symptomatology, but denied an increased rating for painful motion of the right knee. The Board also remanded service connection claims for a psychiatric disorder and left knee disability.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the severity of the Veteran's right knee symptoms and the lack of evidence supporting a higher rating for his right knee pain, as well as the need for further development in the remanded claims.
- Claimed conditions
- Right knee laxity, Right knee meniscal tear, Right knee painful motion
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 5, 2024
- Citation
- 24000907
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted an initial 20 percent rating for the Veteran's right knee disability, including arthritis.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for PTSD, right hip strain, lumbosacral strain, right knee meniscal tear, and left wrist sprain. The claim for service connection for cervical strain was remanded.
- Granted
The Board granted separate 20 percent ratings for left and right knee meniscal tears, as well as earlier effective dates of April 9, 2014, for the Veteran's left and right shin splints.
- Partly granted
The Veteran was granted separate 20 percent ratings for a right knee meniscal tear and right knee instability, but the rating in excess of 10 percent for degenerative arthritis of the right knee was denied.
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