The Veteran's claim for service connection of DJD, left knee is denied as there is no evidence of a left knee injury in service and the current condition is not related to any service-connected disability. The claims for evaluation in excess of 10 percent for DJD, right knee and TDIU are remanded.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's mild DJD, left knee was not first manifested on active duty service or within any applicable presumptive period, and is not otherwise shown to be related to service or to any service-connected disability.
- Claimed conditions
- mild degenerative joint disease (DJD), left knee, degenerative joint disease (DJD), right knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 25, 2019
- Citation
- 19121710
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Decisions by this judge: 1,963 · Granted: 32% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
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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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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board denied increased ratings for right hip strain and right knee DJD but granted a separate 10 percent rating for right hip strain with thigh impairment, limitation of adduction from January 27, 2016. The Board also granted TDIU on an extraschedular basis from November 29, 2010 to November 29, 2016.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities, finding that his service-connected conditions did not prevent him from securing or following substantially gainful employment.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that additional development is necessary and the case is being remanded for further action.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's low back disorder is rated at 40 percent, the highest available rating for a lumbar spine disability. The other issues are either granted or referred to the AOJ.
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