The Board denied increased ratings for the Veteran's right and left knee disabilities, finding that the evidence did not support higher ratings under applicable criteria.
The deciding factor: The evidence showed that the Veteran's knee conditions were manifested by painful motion but without extension or flexion limited to the degrees required for higher ratings.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee limitation of extension with osteoarthritis, right knee limitation of flexion with degenerative arthritis, left knee limitation of flexion with osteoarthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 8, 2025
- Citation
- 25004756
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,861 · Granted: 27% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the lack of recent VA and private treatment records, which may provide updated information on his left knee disability.
- Dismissed
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for higher ratings for his service-connected knee disabilities, as well as his claims for service connection for hip conditions and TDIU prior to April 4, 2016, require additional development. The effective dates of the granted service connection will be determined based on the evidence received.
- Denied
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