The appeal for a higher rating of 30 percent prior to November 19, 2020 for MI with CAD is dismissed. Ratings for left knee DJD are denied before June 5, 2017 and from November 19, 2020; ratings for right knee DJD are denied before June 5, 2017 but granted at 20 percent after that date.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's appeal was dismissed as the claim for a higher rating of 30 percent prior to November 19, 2020 for MI with CAD is no longer pending due to a final decision by the Board in June 2024. The ratings for left knee DJD and right knee DJD were denied based on the criteria set forth in the VA Schedule for Rating Disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- Myocardial Infarction (MI) with Coronary Artery Disease (CAD), Left Knee Degenerative Joint Disease (DJD), Right Knee Degenerative Joint Disease (DJD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 30, 2024
- Citation
- A24062023
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
What you can do next
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- Denied
The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and denied increased ratings for the Veteran's lumbar spine, left and right lower extremity radiculopathy, left knee degenerative joint disease, and left thumb sprain. A separate 10 percent rating was granted for left knee instability.
- Granted
The Veteran's right knee DJD limitation of extension is rated at 30 percent, and his right knee instability is rated at 20 percent from April 17, 2017. The higher rating for the instability was granted.
- Denied
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his right knee DJD and instability prior to December 19, 2023, and on or after that date have been denied. The RO found the evidence did not meet the criteria for a rating in excess of 10 percent prior to December 19, 2023, and in excess of 50 percent thereafter.
- Granted
The Board has granted an earlier effective date of July 12, 2017 for the grant of service connection for right knee instability. The Veteran's claim was initially denied in August 2017 but new and material evidence was submitted within a year, leading to a separate rating for right knee instability.
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