The Board revised the effective date of severance of service connection for left knee meniscus tear with dislocation to January 1, 2025, and denied the appeal as proper.
The deciding factor: The error in the initial decision was clear and unmistakable, manifestly changing the outcome by incorrectly applying the Veteran's report of pain and locking of the knee without frequent episodes of joint 'locking' nor effusion to the criteria for cartilage, semilunar dislocated with frequent episodes of 'locking' pain, and effusion into the joint.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee meniscus tear with dislocation
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 14, 2025
- Citation
- A25099341
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