The Veteran's right knee disability was granted a 20 percent rating for recurrent subluxation from December 21, 2022. A separate 20 percent rating was also granted for cartilage damage from December 3, 2021. The Veteran's PTSD was rated at 70 percent from February 19, 2021 to July 23, 2022 and TDIU based solely on PTSD was granted starting from the same date.
The deciding factor: The right knee disability met the criteria for a 20 percent rating due to recurrent subluxation and cartilage damage. The PTSD met the criteria for a 70 percent rating as it caused significant impairment in most areas of functioning.
- Claimed conditions
- Right knee chondromalacia patella with osteoarthritis, Right knee recurrent subluxation
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- March 20, 2023
- Citation
- 23017144
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for right and left knee recurrent subluxations, finding that the Veteran's pre-existing bilateral knee disorder was not aggravated by service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to updated rating criteria for knee disabilities and unclear information regarding prescribed assistive devices.
- Denied
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for right and left knee recurrent subluxation have been denied. The Board found that the preponderance of evidence is against a rating in excess of 10 percent for the Veteran's right knee recurrent subluxation and a rating in excess of 20 percent for his left knee recurrent subluxation prior to October 29, 2019.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has granted increased ratings for the Veteran's service-connected knee disabilities, but has also remanded two issues related to his right and left knee recurrent subluxation.
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