The Board granted a rating of 30 percent for the appeal period prior to August 3, 2022, for residuals, right knee ligament injury with instability.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms more closely approximated severe recurrent lateral instability and an unrepaired complete tear of the right anterior cruciate ligament causing persistent instability, warranting a rating of 30 percent under Diagnostic Code 5257.
- Claimed conditions
- Residuals, right knee ligament injury with instability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- June 3, 2025
- Citation
- 25007467
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.
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