The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for bilateral knee disorders and TDIU have been granted, with a maximum rating of 30% effective June 27, 2011.
The deciding factor: The evidence supports the grant of maximum available benefits due to severe lateral instability in both knees.
- Claimed conditions
- Lateral instability of the right knee, Lateral instability of the left knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- November 26, 2024
- Citation
- 24033473
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 878 · Granted: 46% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the cases for further development due to inadequate VA examinations and failure to address specific issues related to the Veteran's left knee.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for additional development due to inadequate examinations and outstanding private treatment records.
- Granted
The Board granted ratings of 20 percent for dislocation of the medial meniscus, 30 percent for functional loss equivalent to favorable ankylosis, and 20 percent for lateral instability of the right knee. The Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for TDIU and DEA were denied, but SMC based on housebound status was granted.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea was denied, and his left knee disability received increased ratings of 20% each.
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