The Veteran's appeal includes requests for increased ratings, service connection, and TDIU. The left knee instability associated with degenerative joint disease, status post patellar tendon repair is granted a 10% rating. Service connection for the right knee condition is remanded. TDIU is also remanded.
The deciding factor: The decision addresses multiple issues including increased ratings, service connection, and TDIU. The left knee instability associated with degenerative joint disease, status post patellar tendon repair is granted a 10% rating. Service connection for the right knee condition is remanded due to insufficient evidence. TDIU is also remanded.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee instability associated with degenerative joint disease, status post patellar tendon repair, right knee condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- December 26, 2019
- Citation
- 19196116
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,506 · Granted: 43% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Veteran's right knee disability is service-connected as it resulted from an injury sustained during active service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for left and right knee conditions due to insufficient medical opinions in the January 2024 rating decision. The AOJ is instructed to consider any new evidence submitted by the Veteran, including a supplemental claim for right knee condition.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection of a right knee condition, resulting in the dismissal of this claim.
- Denied
The Board has determined that there is no evidence of a current disability for any of the claimed conditions, and thus service connection cannot be granted.
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