The Board granted service connection for left knee strain status-post meniscectomy and restored the 20 percent rating for right knee strain status-post meniscectomy, effective May 12, 2022. The Board also granted a 10 percent rating for right knee painful flexion from November 29, 2021, and denied a higher rating.
The deciding factor: The reduction of the rating was improper due to lack of proper procedural steps being followed by VA, specifically not providing a pre-determination hearing as required. The Board found that secondary service connection for left knee strain status-post meniscectomy is warranted based on the nexus established between the right and left knees.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee strain status-post meniscectomy, right knee strain status-post meniscectomy
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- October 1, 2025
- Citation
- A25084528
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