The Board granted separate evaluations of 20 percent for right knee instability and left knee instability, as well as a TDIU from December 4, 2016, to December 4, 2017, and from December 4, 2017.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected disabilities prevented him from securing and following a substantially gainful occupation during the relevant period.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee patellofemoral pain syndrome with degenerative arthritis, left knee patellofemoral pain syndrome with degenerative arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- October 29, 2025
- Citation
- 25013466
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 857 · Granted: 35% (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
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claim of service connection for right knee patellofemoral pain syndrome with degenerative arthritis due to inadequate medical opinions and duty-to-assist errors. The case will be returned to the RO for further action.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for right and left knee patellofemoral pain syndrome with degenerative arthritis, finding no evidence of chronic symptoms in service or continuity after service.
- Granted
The Veteran's right knee patellofemoral pain syndrome with degenerative arthritis is rated at 20 percent, effective January 15, 2020. Service connection for a low back disability and recurrent left lower extremity pain are granted.
- Granted
The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for right knee patellofemoral pain syndrome with degenerative arthritis, finding that new and relevant evidence supports this decision.
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