The Board denied a disability rating in excess of 10 percent from December 11, 2013 to November 5, 2014 and from January 1, 2015 to June 7, 2021 and in excess of 30 percent from June 8, 2021 for service-connected patella tendonitis with history of Osgood-Schlatter disease of the right knee. The Board also denied a disability rating in excess of 20 percent from December 11, 2013 to November 5, 2014 for dislocation of semilunar cartilage of the right knee but granted a separate 10 percent disability rating for instability of the right knee.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a higher rating due to limited flexion or extension in the right knee. However, there was evidence of slight instability which warranted a separate 10 percent rating.
- Claimed conditions
- patella tendonitis with history of Osgood-Schlatter disease of the right knee, dislocation of semilunar cartilage of the right knee, instability of the right knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 16, 2025
- Citation
- 25008026
What this means for you
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