The Veteran's right knee has not had flexion limited to 30 degrees or less, nor extension limited to 10 degrees or more at any time during the appeal period.,The Veteran's left knee has not had extension limited to 30 degrees or more, nor flexion limited to 45 degrees or less at any time during the appeal period.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not demonstrate that the Veteran's knees have met the criteria for a higher rating under the applicable diagnostic codes.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Knee Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction, Left Knee Internal Derangement with Subluxation Instability (Post-Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 4, 2024
- Citation
- 24010360
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for an increased rating for his right knee disability and for a TDIU claim due to inconsistencies in the September 2020 VA examination report, as well as unclear employment status.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied a rating in excess of 10 percent for the Veteran's right knee disability, finding that his range of motion was limited to 55 degrees flexion and zero degrees extension without ankylosis or other severe impairment.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the issue of entitlement to a disability rating in excess of 10 percent for status post right knee anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction due to concerns about the adequacy of the March 2017 VA examination and the need for further development.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board restored the Veteran's right knee disability rating from 10% to 30%, effective June 1, 2011, finding that the reduction was not proper due to sustained improvement in the service-connected condition.
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