The Veteran's left knee disability, including post-traumatic arthritis and chondromalacia with limitation of flexion, is rated at 10 percent. A separate 20 percent rating for left knee lateral instability has been granted. The claims for service connection for right hip and left hip disabilities, as well as TDIU, are being remanded.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's left knee disability, including post-traumatic arthritis and chondromalacia with limitation of flexion, is rated at 10 percent under DC 5257 (lateral instability) due to moderate recurrent subluxation or lateral instability. The separate rating for the lateral instability has been granted.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee post-traumatic arthritis, chondromalacia with limitation of flexion
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- July 23, 2024
- Citation
- A24040182
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for various conditions was dismissed due to the Veteran's death during the pendency of the appeal.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection of left and right knee post-traumatic arthritis to obtain a more thorough medical examination.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for residuals of a right knee total knee replacement and a left knee disability, including a meniscal tear and arthritis, as secondary to the service-connected shell fragment wounds to the Veteran's knees.
- Granted
The Board has granted the Veteran's claims for service connection for post-traumatic arthritis and chondromalacia of both knees, finding that new evidence supports a causal relationship between his current conditions and service.
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