The Board granted increased ratings of 30 percent for right knee instability/subluxation and left knee instability/subluxation, and additional ratings of 20 percent for right and left knee cartilage disabilities. The rating for left knee limitation of extension was dismissed as the Veteran withdrew his appeal.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms were found to meet or approximate the criteria for a higher rating under the old and new rating criteria for knee disabilities, including instability and cartilage issues.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Knee Limitation of Extension, Right Knee Instability/Subluxation, Left Knee Instability/Subluxation, Right Knee Cartilage Disability, Left Knee Cartilage Disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- December 19, 2022
- Citation
- 22070455
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for left knee limitation of flexion and for an initial compensable rating for left knee limitation of extension due to stable symptomatology throughout the appeal period.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including persistent postural perceptual dizziness related to his right eye disorder, prevented him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation despite his MBA degree and employment history. The Board granted the TDIU claim effective September 6, 2019.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for service connection of left knee limitation of flexion and extension, finding that no new evidence was received prior to the assigned effective dates.
- Partly granted
The Veteran's claims for higher ratings for left knee limitation of flexion and extension are being remanded due to the need for additional development.,A VA examiner is required to provide an opinion regarding the ameliorative effects of pain medication on the Veteran's left knee condition.
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