The veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the minimum percentage requirements for TDIU, and these disabilities alone are not shown to prevent him from obtaining or retaining substantially gainful employment.
The deciding factor: The VA medical examinations indicated that the veteran could perform some type of work with frequent position changes but was limited in lifting capacity and required to avoid prolonged sitting.
- Claimed conditions
- Low back syndrome with degenerative changes, Left knee posterior horn meniscus tear with intersubstance degeneration, Right knee retropatellar pain syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 21, 2008
- Citation
- 0809616
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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).
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- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's bilateral knee disability is currently rated as 30 percent disabling. The Board denied a higher rating, finding that the evidence did not support additional loss of range of motion or instability warranting a higher rating.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's initial ratings for right and left knee retropatellar pain syndrome were denied. A separate 20 percent rating was granted for left knee instability effective January 27, 2022.
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