The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for left knee and shoulder disabilities, finding that the evidence did not support higher ratings under applicable criteria.
The deciding factor: The evidence of record showed that the Veteran's left knee osteoarthritis had manifested pain and flexion limited to 125 degrees, his left knee disability had manifested slight lateral instability, and his service-connected left shoulder condition resulted in limitation of motion less than shoulder level but greater than 25 degrees from the side.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee osteoarthritis with patellofemoral pain and osteochondral lesion left medial femoral condyle, left knee patellofemoral pain with meniscal tear and instability, left shoulder tendonitis labral tear, and osteoarthritis with residual scar
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 30, 2025
- Citation
- 25013531
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