The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for bilateral knee disabilities have been denied as his conditions do not meet the criteria for higher evaluations under the applicable rating criteria.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's knee disabilities did not meet the criteria for higher evaluations based on limitation of motion or instability, and no other service connection theory was established in this decision.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee patellofemoral syndrome with degenerative joint disease, right knee patellofemoral syndrome with degenerative joint disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 22, 2024
- Citation
- 24033341
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 926 · Granted: 33% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied earlier effective dates for the 30 percent and 10 percent disability evaluations for left knee patellofemoral syndrome with degenerative joint disease, and right lower extremity radiculopathy of the femoral nerve, as well as an earlier effective date for Dependents' Educational Assistance.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board denied higher initial ratings for the service-connected right and left knee disabilities but granted a separate 10 percent rating for left knee instability effective July 19, 2023.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that the Veteran's left hip condition is not service-connected due to lack of a causal link, and an additional opinion is needed to address whether any aggravation by his service-connected conditions exists.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for increased ratings and TDIU due to inadequate medical opinions from previous examinations. The Veteran is required to provide retrospective opinions on his lumbar spine and left knee disabilities, including their functional loss over time.
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