Partly granted
The Board granted a disability rating of 30 percent for the service-connected left knee degenerative arthritis prior to August 7, 2015, and denied higher ratings for instability and dislocated semilunar cartilage.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's left knee disabilities did not meet the criteria for higher ratings due to limited functional impairment and lack of additional symptoms beyond those already rated.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee degenerative arthritis, left knee instability, left knee dislocated semilunar cartilage
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 21, 2025
- Citation
- 25013119
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