Partly granted
The Board granted a separate 20 percent rating for locking, pain, and effusion of the left knee but denied higher ratings for limitation of motion and instability.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms did not meet the criteria for higher ratings under the applicable diagnostic codes.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee limitation of motion, left knee instability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- February 24, 2025
- Citation
- 25002578
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