The Veteran's back disability and neck disability were denied increased ratings.,A separate 10 percent rating was granted for left knee limitation of flexion.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not meet the criteria for higher ratings based on functional loss or ankylosis, as well as the lack of incapacitating episodes under the IVDS Formula.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative arthritis of the spine with intervertebral disc syndrome (back disability), Cervical spine degenerative disc disease and degenerative arthritis (neck disability), Left knee patellofemoral syndrome (limitation of extension), Left knee limitation of flexion, Herpes simplex (HSV1)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 4, 2024
- Citation
- A24052539
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for higher ratings for left knee limitation of flexion and strain of the left muscle group XI are being remanded due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors. The AOJ will consider any additional evidence submitted when the claims are readjudicated.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's claim for an initial rating in excess of 20 percent for a back disability was denied. The claim for service connection for residuals of gastroenteritis, including IBS and GERD, was granted.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issues of entitlement to increased ratings for left and right knee instability and limitation of flexion due to an inadequate VA examination.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board denied ratings in excess of the assigned percentages for the veteran's left knee and back disabilities, but granted a 20 percent rating for left knee limitation of flexion from August 4, 2014 to September 24, 2024, and a 30 percent rating for a back disability from August 16, 2019.
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