The appeal for entitlement to a compensable rating for left knee limitation of flexion, separate compensable rating for knee limitation of extension prior to October 29, 2020, and rating in excess of 20 percent for left knee limitation of extension from October 29, 2020 to November 24, 2021 and in excess of 40 percent thereafter were dismissed. The appeal was also denied for a separate 10 percent rating for left knee instability from April 30, 2014 to July 27, 2020, a 20 percent rating for left knee instability from July 27, 2020 to October 29, 2020, and a rating in excess of 20 percent for left knee instability for the period beginning on October 29, 2020.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew his claims for increased ratings for left knee limitation of flexion and extension, and the evidence did not support a higher rating for the remaining issues.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee limitation of flexion, left knee limitation of extension, left medial meniscectomy, left knee instability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 31, 2024
- Citation
- 24032454
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What this means for you
A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot. It says more about procedure than about whether a claim like this can win.
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- Granted
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- Denied
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