The Board granted the restoration of a 20 percent rating for left knee anterior cruciate ligament deficiency and denied an increased rating in excess of 20 percent. The right knee issues were remanded for further examination.
The deciding factor: The April 2022 VA examination was found to be inadequate, leading to the restoration of the prior rating for the left knee condition. For the right knee conditions, additional evidence and an adequate examination are needed.
- Claimed conditions
- Left knee anterior cruciate ligament deficiency, Right knee traumatic arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 7, 2025
- Citation
- 25004711
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Decisions by this judge: 831 · Granted: 48% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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- Denied
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and effective dates were denied, except for an effective date of September 21, 2015, for the assignment of a noncompensable rating for right knee limitation of extension.
- Partly granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered him unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation from March 30, 2011, warranting a TDIU.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for further development, including obtaining retrospective findings from an appropriate clinician to determine the severity of the Veteran's service-connected right knee disability and issuing a supplemental statement of the case on entitlement to increased ratings.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's right knee traumatic arthritis is remanded for further development, including obtaining an addendum opinion regarding the degree of additional functional loss during flare-ups and on repeated use over time. The issue of entitlement to a TDIU prior to July 27, 2018, is also remanded due to incompletion of requested documentation.
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