The Veteran's right knee instability is granted with a rating of 20 percent effective August 25, 2021. A TDIU has also been added due to his service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The VA medical opinion established that the Veteran's right knee instability warranted a higher initial rating of 20 percent based on persistent instability and the need for assistive devices or bracing for ambulation.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Knee Baker's Cyst
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- January 16, 2024
- Citation
- 24002301
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Decisions by this judge: 2,050 · Granted: 23% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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