The appeal for increased ratings and effective dates for left and right knee disabilities, as well as the inferred claim of TDIU based on these issues, is dismissed as a matter of law.
The deciding factor: The February 2021 rating decision was merely implementing the Board's October 2020 decision and did not add any additional issues. The Veteran may appeal to the Board from this decision only if it constitutes a timely motion for reconsideration or a clear and unmistakable error motion, but no such motions have been filed.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative joint disease, left knee, Degenerative joint disease, right knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- November 26, 2024
- Citation
- A24078434
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
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- Granted
The Board granted increased 20 percent disability ratings for the back, right knee, and left knee disabilities but denied a higher rating for bilateral pes planus and a compensable rating for the right anterior knee scar.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for degenerative joint disease of the left and right knees, finding no evidence of in-service incurrence or aggravation and noting that the conditions began more than 10 years after service.
- Partly granted
The Board granted a 50 percent rating for degenerative arthritis of the left knee with limitation of extension beginning November 16, 2016, and a 60 percent rating for residuals of a total knee replacement of the left knee beginning February 1, 2020. The other claims were denied.
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