The Board granted a rating of 10 percent for left knee limitation of flexion, effective September 3, 2024, and a rating of 30 percent prior to February 7, 2021, for service-connected left knee residuals of arthroscopic surgery with DJD. The other claims were denied.
The deciding factor: The evidence supported the findings that the Veteran's left knee limitation of flexion was manifested by no more than 35 degrees and that prior to February 7, 2021, the residuals of the arthroscopic surgery with DJD manifested by at least severe disability. However, there was no support for a finding of severe lateral instability or recurrent patellar instability requiring a prescription for an assistive device.
- Claimed conditions
- Left knee limitation of extension, Left knee limitation of flexion, Left knee residuals of arthroscopic surgery with degenerative joint disease (DJD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 4, 2025
- Citation
- 25004628
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issues of entitlement to increased ratings for left and right knee instability and limitation of flexion due to an inadequate VA examination.
- Partly granted
The Board denied ratings in excess of the assigned percentages for the veteran's left knee and back disabilities, but granted a 20 percent rating for left knee limitation of flexion from August 4, 2014 to September 24, 2024, and a 30 percent rating for a back disability from August 16, 2019.
- Granted
The Veteran was granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability from December 15, 2020 to April 26, 2022 due to service-connected major depressive disorder, degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine, and left sciatic nerve radiculopathy.
- Partly granted
The reduction in the rating for left knee limitation of extension from 30 percent to 10 percent was not proper, and the 30 percent disability rating is restored. Entitlement to an increased disability rating of 30 percent for left knee instability, effective June 2, 2020, is granted.
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