The Veteran's right knee disability is granted with a 10 percent rating for limitation of extension, effective March 29, 2021.
The deciding factor: The VA examination showed that the Veteran had limited extension to 10 degrees but not more than 15 degrees, which meets the criteria for a 10 percent evaluation under Diagnostic Code 5261.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Knee Arthritis with painful flexion, Limitation of extension of the right knee, Mild instability of the right knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 7, 2024
- Citation
- A24063832
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,092 · Granted: 42% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has found that the reductions of ratings for back and right knee disabilities were improper due to inadequate examinations. The claims are remanded for further evaluations.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities prevent him from attending to the needs of nature, caring for himself, or protecting himself from the hazards of his environment, thus granting special monthly compensation (SMC) based on aid and attendance.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the cases due to inadequate development of evidence, including obtaining a new retrospective opinion regarding the severity of the Veteran's right knee disability throughout the entire appeal period and updating treatment records.
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