The Board granted a separate 10 percent disability rating for symptomatic removal of semilunar cartilage in the right knee, effective August 2, 2017, but denied an initial disability rating in excess of 10 percent for right knee patellofemoral pain syndrome with joint osteoarthritis.
The deciding factor: The Board determined that the Veteran's right knee disability did not meet the criteria for a higher rating based on the evidence provided during the VA examinations and other medical records, but did warrant a separate 10 percent rating for symptomatic removal of semilunar cartilage in the right knee.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee patellofemoral pain syndrome with joint osteoarthritis, symptomatic removal of semilunar cartilage in the right knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- June 16, 2025
- Citation
- 25007978
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Decisions by this judge: 1,762 · Granted: 24% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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