The Veteran's claims for increased evaluations for her bilateral knee conditions have been denied. The left knee has been rated at 10 percent since December 28, 2015, and the right knee has been rated at 10 percent since April 5, 2018.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's knee disabilities do not meet or approximate the criteria for a higher evaluation under any applicable diagnostic codes.
- Claimed conditions
- Painful limitation of motion of the knees, Instability of the left knee, Meniscus disability of the left knee, Painful limitation motion of the right knee, Instability of the right knee, Meniscus disability of the right knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- March 4, 2021
- Citation
- 21012324
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for eligibility for specially adapted housing and special home adaptation grant was denied as he does not meet the criteria for a qualifying total service-connected disability rating or loss of use of lower extremities.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for increased ratings and TDIU due to a lack of adequate medical evidence regarding the severity and manifestations of the Veteran's right knee disabilities from February 2015 to the present.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, as well as a TDIU.
- Remanded (sent back)
The claims for increased ratings for the Veteran's bilateral knee disabilities are remanded for a new VA examination and to obtain any outstanding private treatment records.
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