The Board has granted higher ratings for the Veteran's right leg and left leg disabilities, with a rating of 20 percent prior to July 25, 2019, and 30 percent since then. The Veteran's left knee patellar tendonitis remains at its current 20% rating.
The deciding factor: The evidence showed moderate to severe muscle disability in the affected legs, which warranted higher ratings under the applicable diagnostic codes.
- Claimed conditions
- Right leg anterior and lateral compartment release, Left leg exercise-induced compartment syndrome, Left knee patellar tendonitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 8, 2020
- Citation
- 20065554
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,960 · Granted: 36% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board denied a rating higher than 10 percent for left TMJD and remanded the claims for back, right knee, and left knee disabilities for further development.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's thoracolumbar spine, right knee patellar tendonitis, left knee patellar tendonitis, right ankle strain, and left ankle strain disabilities have been rated based on their current manifestations. The Board has found that the criteria for increased ratings are not met in all cases.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected conditions, including right lower extremity deep venous thrombosis, left shoulder tendonitis, left knee patellar tendonitis, right knee degenerative joint disease with Baker's cyst, and lumbar degenerative disc disease. The evidence did not support granting any higher ratings than the current 20 percent for these conditions.
- Whole decision: Granted
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