The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and TDIU were denied. The right knee disability is currently rated at 10 percent for limitation of flexion, 20 percent for arthritis status post meniscectomy, and 20 percent for instability.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not support a higher rating based on the Veteran's symptoms or functional limitations as they do not meet the criteria for more severe disability ratings under the applicable diagnostic codes.
- Claimed conditions
- Right knee limitation of flexion, Right knee patellar fracture residuals with patellofemoral arthritis and medial and lateral meniscectomy (right knee disability), Right knee instability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 10, 2019
- Citation
- 19192683
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Decisions by this judge: 882 · Granted: 17% (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).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's right knee disability, including limitation of extension and flexion, instability, and meniscus condition, is now rated at 20 percent effective March 7, 2020.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's right knee disability, including limitation of extension and flexion, instability, and meniscus condition, is now rated at 20 percent effective March 7, 2020.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for higher ratings for his right knee impairment, limitation of flexion, and scars. The TDIU claim is also being remanded.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted effective dates of June 17, 2010 for service connection and separate ratings for right knee instability and left knee instability.
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