The Board granted increased ratings for the Veteran's right and left knee disabilities, including a 30 percent rating for limitation of flexion and extension in both knees.
The deciding factor: The evidence was at least in approximate equipoise as to whether the Veteran's service-connected knee disabilities manifested in specific degrees of limitation throughout the appeal period.
- Claimed conditions
- limitation of right knee flexion, limitation of right knee extension, slight instability of the right knee, limitation of left knee flexion, limitation of left knee extension
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- October 16, 2024
- Citation
- 24031835
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.
What you can do next
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Dismissed
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- Partly granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for various left knee disabilities due to a lack of adequate medical evidence, specifically an MRI.
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