The Board denied ratings in excess of 10 percent for bilateral knee instability, as the evidence did not support a finding of moderate or severe recurrent subluxation or lateral instability.
The deciding factor: The evidence showed occasional use of a knee brace and giving way/buckling, but no objective evidence of moderate or severe instability to warrant higher ratings.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral knee instability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- July 16, 2025
- Citation
- 25009253
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,429 · Granted: 29% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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