The Board denied an increased rating for the Veteran's left knee strain, limitation of extension, as the evidence did not support a higher disability rating.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's range of motion was within the criteria for a noncompensable evaluation; therefore, a rating in excess of 10 percent is not warranted.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee strain limitation of extension, left foot disability (achilles tendonitis), right foot disability (achilles tendonitis)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 20, 2025
- Citation
- 25014224
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 734 · Granted: 31% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the Veteran's claims for increased ratings of his bilateral knee conditions due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error, as the Veteran was unable to attend scheduled examinations during the evidentiary window on appeal and relevant medical records were not obtained.
- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including persistent depressive disorder with anxious distress, lumbar spine degenerative arthritis, sciatic radiculopathy of the bilateral lower extremities, chronic left ankle sprain, left knee strain, tinnitus, and left hand eczema with resolved cellulitis, do not preclude him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation.
- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment consistent with his educational and occupational history.
- Granted
Effective dates of October 18, 2021, have been granted for service connection for left knee strain limitation of extension and flexion. An effective date earlier than November 1, 2021, has not been granted for irritable bowel syndrome and right knee strain with limitation of flexion.
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