The Board granted an earlier effective date of January 28, 2021 for the award of service connection for right knee DJD limitation of flexion and October 10, 2013 for residuals status-post right knee meniscectomy as secondary to a service-connected condition. The 20 percent rating for left knee DJD limitation of extension was restored.
The deciding factor: The earliest date entitlement arose for the noncompensable evaluation for right knee flexion was January 28, 2021 based on the private physician's report. For the right knee meniscectomy residuals, the Board found that the Veteran had a history of a 1965 right knee meniscectomy and evidence of post-meniscectomy pain.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative Joint Disease (DJD) of the Right Knee (Flexion), Residuals, Status Post Right Knee Meniscectomy, Left Knee DJD Limitation of Extension
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 6, 2025
- Citation
- A25041132
What this means for you
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