Partly granted
The Board denied increased ratings for the Veteran's service-connected bilateral knee disabilities and granted a TDIU from May 21, 2014 to January 4, 2017.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show that the Veteran's knees had functional limitation of flexion to 30 degrees or less, which is required for a higher rating. However, his service-connected disabilities prevented him from obtaining and maintaining substantially gainful employment during the TDIU period.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee patellofemoral syndrome with degenerative changes, left knee patellofemoral syndrome with degenerative changes
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 21, 2025
- Citation
- 25013132
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