Partly granted
The Board granted an initial 10 percent rating for status post fracture of the left patella with mild osteophytosis, effective December 21, 1998, due to clear and unmistakable error in the August 2000 rating decision. The claim for an earlier effective date for service connection for a left LCL sprain was denied.
The deciding factor: The outcome would have been manifestly different if the AOJ had applied 38 C.F.R. § 4.59 at the time of the August 2000 rating decision, as it would have resulted in an initial 10 percent rating for the Veteran's left knee disability.
- Claimed conditions
- status post fracture of the left patella with mild osteophytosis, left lateral collateral ligament (LCL) sprain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- March 6, 2025
- Citation
- A25020614
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