Partly granted
The Board dismissed the issues related to a rating in excess of 10 percent for knee instability and the propriety of a rating reduction. It denied entitlement to a rating in excess of 30 percent for the veteran's knee condition.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the November 2009 decision was final and that res judicata precluded further readjudication of the issues.
- Claimed conditions
- status post hemipatellectomy, left total knee replacement, chondromalacia of the left patella with status post hemipatellectomy, left knee instability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 15, 2025
- Citation
- 25000527
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