Granted
The Board granted increased ratings for the Veteran's right and left knee disabilities, including flexion and extension limitations, joint instability, and meniscus tear residuals.
The deciding factor: The symptoms of the Veteran's knee disabilities more nearly approximated the criteria for higher ratings based on functional loss during flareups, repetitive use, and discounting the ameliorative effects of medication.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee limitation of flexion, left knee limitation of flexion, right knee limitation of extension, left knee limitation of extension, left knee joint instability/subluxation, right knee joint instability/subluxation, right knee meniscus tear residuals, left knee meniscus tear residuals
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- November 4, 2025
- Citation
- 25013656
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