The Board denied service connection for right and left shoulder disabilities, granted a 20 percent rating for the left knee disability prior to August 30, 2018, and denied a higher rating from October 1, 2019. TDIU was granted.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a finding that the Veteran's shoulder or knee disabilities were related to service, but did support a 20 percent rating for left knee disability prior to August 30, 2018.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee chondromalacia, internal derangement with arthritis (prior to August 30, 2018), left shoulder disability, right shoulder disability, total disability rating based upon individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities, total left knee replacement (from October 1, 2019)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- April 14, 2025
- Citation
- 25005038
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 715 · Granted: 43% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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