The VA determined that the veteran's service-connected right knee disability, specifically his post-reconstruction ACL reconstruction, does not warrant an evaluation in excess of the initial 10 percent assigned.
The deciding factor: The VA found that the veteran's right knee condition did not meet the criteria for a higher rating based on its current functional impairment and range of motion.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Reconstruction
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 24, 2002
- Citation
- 0214937
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's right knee disability, including osteoarthritis and previous ACL reconstruction with meniscectomy, is currently rated at 10 percent for instability from March 8, 2016 to March 22, 2022. The rating has been granted based on the current functional impairment.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's right knee arthritis with painful motion is rated at 10 percent, and the increased rating claim for a higher rating has been denied.,A 30 percent rating for right knee instability has been granted based on persistent instability.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for his right knee disability was denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a rating in excess of 10 percent prior to September 28, 2010 and in excess of 30 percent from September 28, 2010 to December 8, 2015.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied an initial evaluation greater than 20 percent for the veteran's right knee disability, status-post ACL reconstruction and medial meniscus repair.
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