The veteran's bilateral knee disability (patellofemoral syndrome with degenerative joint disease, and history of healed proximal tibial stress reaction) is not productive of limitation of extension, lateral instability, or subluxation, and is not productive of limitation of flexion of 60 degrees or less.
The deciding factor: The veteran's knee disability does not meet the criteria for a higher rating under any applicable diagnostic codes due to lack of evidence supporting more severe symptoms such as recurrent subluxation, lateral instability, or significant limitation of motion.
- Claimed conditions
- Multiple sclerosis, Patellofemoral syndrome of the right knee with degenerative joint disease, and history of healed proximal tibial stress reaction, Patellofemoral syndrome of the left knee with degenerative joint disease, and history of healed proximal tibial stress reaction
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 30, 2009
- Citation
- 0903361
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 251 · Granted: 25% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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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