The Board granted a higher initial disability rating of 20 percent for right and left knee tendinosis with patellofemoral syndrome, but denied higher ratings for instability and an effective date prior to September 16, 2021. The TDIU claim was also denied.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the evidence supported a 20 percent rating for PFS due to painful limitation of motion, locking, and effusion into the joint, but did not support higher ratings or earlier effective dates for instability or TDIU.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee tendinosis with patellofemoral syndrome, left knee tendinosis with patellofemoral syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- May 8, 2025
- Citation
- 25006264
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,200 · Granted: 43% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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