The Board has granted service connection for right knee torn meniscus with an initial 10 percent rating, effective from December 7, 2023. However, the effective date is set back to December 5, 2023, due to continuous pursuit not being established.
The deciding factor: The Veteran did not continuously pursue his claim for service connection within one year of the November 2022 rating decision, thus the earliest effective date available is the date he submitted a supplemental claim on December 5, 2023.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee torn meniscus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- January 7, 2026
- Citation
- A26001523
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection of right knee torn meniscus as secondary to left knee s/p total joint arthroplasty due to an inadequate VA medical opinion.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for a higher rating for his right knee meniscus and strain, as well as service connection for a left knee disorder.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for left knee strain and right knee arthritis with torn meniscus, finding no evidence of a nexus to service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for extraschedular disability ratings and TDIU due to a lack of clarity in whether the Veteran's depression is related to his service-connected right knee disabilities. The case will be referred to the Director of Compensation Service for further consideration.
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