The Board has granted an increased disability rating of 20 percent for the service-connected right knee disability, effective from November 27, 2018. The Veteran's symptoms include 'locking' and pain in the right knee.
The deciding factor: The December 2018 VA examination noted one episode of 'locking' in the right knee, which is analogous to Diagnostic Code 5258 for a meniscus disorder with frequent episodes of locking, pain, and effusion.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Knee Meniscus Disorder
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- January 31, 2024
- Citation
- 24004845
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- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Granted
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