The Board denied the veteran's claims for a higher disability rating for right knee patellofemoral syndrome and chondromalacia, as well as lateral instability of the right knee.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show that the Veteran's conditions met the criteria for a higher disability rating under the applicable diagnostic codes.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee patellofemoral syndrome and chondromalacia, lateral instability of the right knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 30, 2024
- Citation
- 24004746
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remanded four issues regarding the Veteran's right knee conditions and total disability rating for individual unemployability, vacating the prior July 2024 denial decision following a Veterans Court order. The remand was necessary to obtain medical opinions addressing the ameliorative effects of the Veteran's medications on his right knee disabilities, as required under recent case law.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issues for further development, including obtaining additional VA examinations and private treatment records.
- Partly granted
The Board denied a rating in excess of 10 percent for right knee limitation of flexion and a separate compensable rating for limitation of extension, but granted a 20 percent disability rating for lateral instability and a 10 percent disability rating for symptomatic removal of cartilage.
- Partly granted
The Board granted a separate 10 percent disability rating for instability of the left knee and denied increased ratings for right knee strain with patellofemoral pain syndrome and degenerative arthritis, lateral instability of the right knee, and left patellofemoral pain syndrome.
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