The Board restored a 30% disability rating for the Veteran's left knee disability from May 1, 2017 to September 22, 2023. Service connection was denied for sleep apnea, and a temporary total rating due to convalescence following left knee surgery was granted.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show sustained improvement in the Veteran's left knee disability under ordinary conditions of life and work, and there was no credible evidence linking his sleep apnea to service or any other service-connected condition. The Veteran had postoperative residuals from his 2018 left knee arthroscopy that required continued convalescence.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Knee Disability, Sleep Apnea
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- October 9, 2025
- Citation
- 25012743
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,329 · Granted: 31% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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- Denied
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