The Board has granted increased ratings for the Veteran's bilateral knee patellofemoral pain syndrome (extension) and separate evaluations for instability, all effective June 20, 2022.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that the Veteran's knee instability was at least as likely as not proximately due to or the result of his service-connected knee condition.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee patellofemoral pain syndrome (extension), right knee patellofemoral pain syndrome (extension), left knee patellofemoral pain syndrome (flexion), right knee patellofemoral pain syndrome (flexion)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- December 18, 2024
- Citation
- A24084886
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