The Veteran's combined disability rating of 50 percent, effective March 19, 2004, was correctly calculated by the RO. A higher rating is not warranted.
The deciding factor: The RO applied the Combined Ratings Table in 38 C.F.R. § 4.25 and § 4.26 to calculate the Veteran's combined disability rating as 50 percent, which is correct based on the severity of his service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- retropatellar pain syndrome of both knees, residuals of a right wrist injury, residuals of contusion of the coccyx, painful scar, adjustment disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 5, 2009
- Citation
- 0921293
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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: Granted
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- Whole decision: Denied
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