The Board granted a 10 percent rating for limitation of extension and mild instability of the right knee, effective March 29, 2021 and November 19, 2020 respectively, but denied an increased rating for arthritis with painful flexion.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's right knee disability was found to meet the criteria for a 10 percent rating under Diagnostic Codes 5261 and 5257 due to limitation of extension and mild instability, but did not warrant a higher rating for arthritis with painful motion.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee arthritis with painful flexion, limitation of extension of the right knee, mild instability of the right knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 7, 2024
- Citation
- A24063832
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.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issues of entitlement to increased ratings for limitation of extension of both the left and right knees for further development, including an adequate VA examination.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issues of entitlement to increased ratings for right knee conditions due to insufficient medical evidence.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including left knee strain post meniscectomy with degenerative arthritis and ankylosis, degenerative disc disease lumbar spine with stenosis and disc bulge, limitation of extension of the right knee, chronic right knee strain, impairment of the knee, residuals of left fractured ribs, tinnitus, hearing loss, and a scar associated with the left knee, were productive of functional impairment which precluded substantially gainful employment from January 26, 2015 through September 21, 2017.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for right and left lower extremity compartment syndrome, and assigned ratings for the Veteran's knee conditions.
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