The Veteran's claims for higher ratings for his right and left knee disabilities, as well as a TDIU prior to July 16, 2010, were denied. The Board found that the assigned ratings under DCs 5010, 5257, and 5258 are appropriate.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's right knee degenerative arthritis was rated at 10 percent from April 18, 2002, and his right knee status post ACL reconstruction was rated at 10 percent from April 1, 2005. The Board found that the assigned ratings under DCs 5010, 5257, and 5258 are appropriate.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Knee Degenerative Arthritis, Left Knee Residuals of Donor Site Surgery with Chondromalacia Patella
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- April 29, 2021
- Citation
- 21025944
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board has granted earlier effective dates for service connection of peripheral vestibular disorder with dizziness/vertigo, depressive disorder, left knee degenerative arthritis, and right knee degenerative arthritis all from July 4, 2023.
- Granted
The Board has restored the Veteran's disability ratings for right and left knee degenerative arthritis from 10 percent to 10 percent effective January 8, 2025.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has restored the prior ratings for right and left knee degenerative arthritis, but has remanded the issues of increased ratings due to an inadequate VA examination.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for right knee degenerative arthritis and degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine, finding no clear and unmistakable error in the July 2019 rating decision.
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