The veteran's left knee is rated at 30 percent, and her degenerative disc disease at L3-L4 and S1 is rated as noncompensable. The evaluations for pes planus of the right foot and left foot are also noncompensable.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not support a higher evaluation based on instability or limitation of motion in the knees, but rather reflects significant symptoms including pain and recurrent subluxation.
- Claimed conditions
- Recurrent subluxation of the left knee, Degenerative disc disease at L3-L4 and S1, Pes planus of the right foot, Pes planus of the left foot
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 5, 2008
- Citation
- 0803998
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What this means for you
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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).
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The Veteran's service-connected degenerative joint disease and recurrent subluxation of the knees are being remanded for a new VA examination to assess their current severity.
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