Partly granted
The Board granted a 30 percent rating for right knee instability and a 20 percent rating for painful and/or limited motion of the right knee, but denied a higher rating for degenerative arthritis of the right knee.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's right knee disability was productive of severe lateral instability, which warranted a separate rating. The maximum schedular rating for dislocation of semilunar cartilage was already in place for the degenerative arthritis condition.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative arthritis of the right knee, post-operative meniscus surgery, Right knee instability, Painful and/or limited motion in the right knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 17, 2025
- Citation
- 25015016
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