The Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 20 percent for traumatic arthritis of the left knee, status post meniscectomy, is denied. A separate 10 percent rating is granted for traumatic arthritis of the left knee with limitation of motion.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not support a higher rating as there are no findings indicating instability or other conditions that would warrant a higher rating under DCs 5257 and 5260/61.
- Claimed conditions
- Traumatic Arthritis of the Left Knee, Meniscal Tear of the Left Knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 26, 2024
- Citation
- 24018068
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board denied increased ratings for COPD with OSA, headaches, and hypertension, but granted a separate 20 percent rating for meniscal tear of the left knee from August 27, 2019.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an increased rating for his service-connected left knee disability, finding that the evidence did not warrant a higher rating under relevant codes due to limited motion and x-ray evidence of arthritis. The current 10 percent evaluation is maintained.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's traumatic arthritis of the left knee is currently rated at 10 percent disabling, and the Board has determined that a higher rating is not warranted based on the evidence of record.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's PTSD is granted a 70% disability rating prior to May 31, 2016 and a 70% disability rating from September 1, 2016. The Veteran's traumatic arthritis of the left knee is granted a separate 20% disability rating for lateral instability starting from September 14, 2012.
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