The Veteran's claims for higher ratings for his right and left knee disabilities have been denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a rating in excess of 10 percent for the right knee prior to December 20, 2022, or in excess of 30 percent thereafter based on limitation of extension. For the left knee, the evidence did not support a rating in excess of 10 percent prior to December 20, 2022, or in excess of 40 percent thereafter based on limitation of extension.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations and other medical records provided no evidence that the Veteran's right knee disability warranted a higher than 30 percent rating after December 20, 2022. For his left knee, there was no evidence supporting a higher than 40 percent rating from December 20, 2022 onwards.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Knee Arthritis, Left Knee Arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 15, 2024
- Citation
- 24012206
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