The Veteran's left knee arthritis with instability is granted a 10 percent rating, effective from May 5, 2016. Other claims are denied.
The deciding factor: The evidence supports the grant of a higher rating for left knee arthritis due to recurrent lateral instability and pain, but not for other issues like flexion or extension limitations.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative arthritis of the left knee with instability, Acquired psychiatric disorder (depressive disorder)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- January 3, 2023
- Citation
- 23000071
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,828 · Granted: 32% (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
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What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The veteran was granted a 70 percent rating for an acquired psychiatric disorder, effective January 20, 2018, and the claim for a rating in excess of 50 percent for bilateral plantar fasciitis was denied.
- Granted
The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder and recurrent epididymitis of the right testicle are granted. The Veteran is assigned a 10 percent rating for his recurrent epididymitis.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for his acquired psychiatric disorder and TDIU due to service-connected disabilities is being remanded for further evaluation.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to inconsistencies in the Veteran's employment history and the need for clarification through a completed TDIU application form. The appeal is not about service connection.
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