The Board denied increased disability ratings for the veteran's service-connected right knee arthroscopy, low back strain with degenerative changes, and left ankle arthritis.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not meet the criteria for a higher rating under applicable diagnostic codes.
- Claimed conditions
- Residuals of left knee injury with traumatic arthritis, Status-post right knee arthroscopy with degenerative changes, Low back strain with degenerative changes, Degenerative arthritis of the left ankle
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 21, 2008
- Citation
- 0828362
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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).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has determined that new evidence received after the June 2024 denial supports a finding of service connection for degenerative arthritis of the left ankle. The decision concludes that the Veteran's current disability is at least as likely as not related to his in-service injury playing softball.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The appeal of the proposed reduction from 30 percent to 10 percent for GERD is dismissed. The appeal of a disability rating in excess of 20 percent for low back strain with degenerative changes is denied.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board denied a rating in excess of 10 percent for degenerative arthritis of the left ankle and granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, while remanding claims for muscular dystrophy and special monthly compensation.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for degenerative arthritis of the left ankle, finding that it is related to his active-duty service.
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