The Veteran's left knee cartilage condition is rated at 20 percent, and a painful scar on the left knee is rated at 10 percent. The case is also remanded to determine if the Veteran is eligible for TDIU.
The deciding factor: The examination results supported the need for increased ratings based on the severity of the Veteran's symptoms and functional impairment.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee cartilage condition, painful left knee scar
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 9, 2018
- Citation
- 1801112
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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: Partly granted
The Board granted an effective date of February 7, 2020, for the award of a 70 percent rating for unspecified depressive disorder and TDIU, but denied earlier effective dates for other conditions.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for a back disability, left ankle disability, and right elbow disability after new evidence was submitted. The claim for a right shoulder disability was denied. Various knee and scar ratings were either granted or denied.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for an earlier effective date for the 20 percent and 10 percent ratings assigned for his left knee disability and painful left knee scar, respectively.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remanded the claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) prior to August 13, 2024. The Board found that there was competent evidence suggesting the Veteran's service-connected disabilities may have rendered him unemployable during an earlier period.
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