Partly granted
The Board granted restoration of the 10 percent disability rating for bilateral knee patellofemoral syndrome and denied service connection for diabetes mellitus type II.
The deciding factor: Improvement in the Veteran's ability to function under ordinary conditions was not shown, and there is no evidence that obesity caused or aggravated DM2 due to a service-connected condition.
- Claimed conditions
- Patellofemoral syndrome right knee with instability, Patellofemoral syndrome left knee with instability, Diabetes mellitus type II
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- February 21, 2025
- Citation
- A25015827
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