Granted
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
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