Denied
The Board denied entitlement to disability ratings in excess of 20 percent for the Veteran's bilateral knee disabilities prior to May 16, 2013.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show that the Veteran's right or left knee instability manifested in more than moderate recurrent subluxation or lateral instability, nor did it show that his degenerative joint disease of the knees manifested in flexion limited to 15 degrees or less prior to May 16, 2013.
- Claimed conditions
- Other impairment of the right knee, Other impairment of the left knee, Degenerative joint disease, right knee, Degenerative joint disease, left knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 12, 2025
- Citation
- 25002157
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