The Board granted a 20 percent increased rating for the service-connected right knee disability, but denied an increased rating in excess of 20 percent.
The deciding factor: The evidence was at least in relative equipoise as to whether the symptomatology and functional impairment of the service-connected right knee disability manifested as symptoms analogous to locking, pain, and effusion, which would warrant an increased rating of 20 percent for a meniscus disorder under Diagnostic Code 5258.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Knee Disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- January 31, 2024
- Citation
- 24004845
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.
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