The veteran's left knee disability is characterized by severe instability with flexion in excess of 45 degrees and currently evaluated as 30 percent from June 29, 1990.,The veteran's right knee disability is characterized by severe instability, flexion in excess of 45 degrees, and currently evaluated as 30 percent from June 29, 1990. The veteran's sinusitis has not resulted in incapacitating episodes but has resulted in less than six non-incapacitating episodes a year.
The deciding factor: The VA examination reports provided functional limitations of the knees during symptomatic flare-up.
- Claimed conditions
- post-operative chondromalacia of the left knee, limitation of motion of the left knee with degenerative joint disease associated with post-operative chondromalacia, post-operative arthroscopic chondroplasty and debridement of the right knee, limitation of motion of the right knee with degenerative joint disease with post-operative arthroscopic chondroplasty and debridement
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- February 10, 2006
- Citation
- 0604004
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,480 · Granted: 26% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
This is a plain-language summary generated by AI from a public Board of Veterans’ Appeals decision. It can contain errors — always verify against the original. Look up the original decision on VA.gov (opens in a new tab) using citation 0604004.
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings for depressive disorder, left knee degenerative joint disease, and post-operative chondromalacia of the left knee have been dismissed due to withdrawal by the Veteran.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for hypertension and did not grant an increased rating for the veteran's post-operative chondromalacia of the left knee. The veteran was awarded a 20% disability rating for his left knee condition, but this decision is now being reviewed.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected post-operative chondromalacia of both knees, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating based on current disability levels.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected lumbar myositis, psychoneurosis and conversion hysteria, residuals of shrapnel wounds of the left thigh and pelvis with retained foreign bodies and scars, and residuals of shell fragment wounds of the right thigh and left leg. The veteran was also denied entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
Free starter guide for your own claim
Reading this because you were denied or under-rated? Get the plain-English next steps — your appeal options, the deadline that protects you, and how appeals like yours turn out. One email, no spam.
We will only use this to send the guide. No spam, unsubscribe any time. We never sell your information.
We are not the VA. Veterans’ Rights is an independent resource built for veterans. We are not the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, not part of the government, and not endorsed by any government agency.
This is general information, not legal advice. For advice about your own situation, talk to a VA-accredited representative — many help for free.