The Board has granted higher initial disability ratings of 20 percent for the service-connected left and right knee disabilities, effective from September 19, 2019.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's knee disabilities manifested as painful limitation of motion, locking, and effusion into the joints without flexion limited to 45 degrees, extension limited to 10 degrees, ankylosis, impairment of the tibia or fibula, genu recurvatum, or instability.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Knee Strain with Osteoarthritis, Right Knee Strain with Osteoarthritis Post-Meniscal Tear
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- April 30, 2024
- Citation
- A24022317
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- Granted
The Veteran's right and left knee disabilities are rated based on limitation of motion, with the right knee receiving separate ratings for flexion and extension issues. The left knee is rated solely for loss of extension.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his left knee and right knee disabilities, as well as a TDIU prior to December 28, 2011, are being remanded due to the need for additional development.,Specifically, the Veteran needs an updated VA examination to assess the severity of his service-connected right and left knee disabilities under both the former and revised rating criteria.
- Denied
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and TDIU were denied. The left knee strain with osteoarthritis was rated at 10 percent, right knee synovitis with chondromalacia of patella at 10 percent, and the bilateral hearing loss at a compensable rating prior to December 2, 2015, and in excess of 20 percent thereafter. The Veteran's TDIU claim was denied as his service-connected disabilities did not render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.
- Denied
The Board denied the appellant's request for an extension of his delimiting date beyond March 27, 2009 due to lack of medical evidence showing that his service-connected left knee disability prevented him from initiating or completing educational programs prior to his delimiting date.
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