The Board granted an effective date of July 10, 2010, for the award of a separate 10 percent disability rating for instability of the left knee.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service connection for left knee strain was granted on July 10, 2010, and it is reasonable to infer that he experienced instability dating back to this date based on his reported symptoms in October 2010.
- Claimed conditions
- instability of the left knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- November 20, 2024
- Citation
- 24033275
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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board granted a 20 percent rating for limitation of flexion and a 10 percent rating for instability, but denied an increased rating for limitation of extension.
- Denied
The Board denied higher ratings for the Veteran's left knee disability, including for limitation of flexion and instability.
- Partly granted
The Board granted increased 20 percent ratings for limitation of motion of the left and right knees prior to their respective total knee replacements, but denied ratings in excess of 10 percent for instability of both knees and in excess of 30 percent for total knee replacements.
- Partly granted
The Board denied increased ratings for the Veteran's right and left knee disabilities, except for a 20 percent rating for instability of both knees as of June 13, 2025.
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