The Board granted service connection for left knee strain, increased the rating for right knee meniscal tear with ACL sprain to 30 percent, and granted a separate rating of 20 percent for right knee instability. The Veteran was also granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to his service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The evidence supports that the Veteran's left knee strain had its onset in service, and the increased ratings were warranted based on the limitation of flexion and moderate joint instability of the right knee. The Veteran's service-connected disabilities preclude all substantially gainful employment for which he is otherwise qualified.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee strain, right knee meniscal tear with ACL sprain, right knee instability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- November 6, 2024
- Citation
- A24072381
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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- Dismissed
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