The Board granted and denied various ratings for the Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including a 10 percent rating for left knee disability with recurrent lateral instability, a 20 percent rating for cervical spine disability from July 20, 2017, to September 18, 2022, and a 30 percent rating from September 19, 2022. The Board also granted ratings of 20 percent or less for the Veteran's upper and lower extremity radiculopathy disabilities.

The deciding factor: The decision was based on the severity of the Veteran's symptoms as supported by medical evidence and the application of relevant rating criteria.

Claimed conditions

left knee disability with limitation of motion, left knee disability with recurrent lateral instability, cervical spine disability, right upper extremity radiculopathy, left upper extremity radiculopathy, lumbar spine disability, right lower extremity radiculopathy, left lower extremity radiculopathy

How they argued it

Direct service connection

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

None in this decision

Decision date

November 4, 2025

Citation

25013679

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