The Veteran's left knee flexion and extension disabilities were granted a 30 percent rating from November 19, 2014, while the left knee osteoarthritis was denied an increased rating.
The deciding factor: The disability picture more nearly approximated the criteria required for a 30 percent rating based on pain and functional impairment.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee flexion disability, left knee extension disability, left knee osteoarthritis, status post meniscal tear
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- June 25, 2025
- Citation
- 25008382
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 3,217 · Granted: 46% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board granted a 20 percent rating for the right ankle and an additional 10 percent rating for right knee instability, while denying higher ratings for left ankle, right knee extension, left knee flexion, and left knee extension disabilities.
- Dismissed
The veteran's appeal was dismissed because the veteran requested to withdraw it.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of entitlement to increased ratings for his service-connected right and left knee flexion disabilities, as well as his service-connected left knee instability. The RO is instructed to obtain and associate the Veteran's VA treatment records from February 2015 to February 2018 with the claims file.
- Granted
The Veteran's left knee extension disability was rated as noncompensable from December 6, 2013 to April 10, 2019. A 30 percent rating for the condition is granted starting from April 10, 2019. Additionally, a separate 10 percent rating for left knee instability is granted.
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