The Board denied increased ratings for DJD and instability of both knees but granted separate 20 percent ratings for dislocated semilunar cartilage in the left and right knees.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's knee conditions did not meet the criteria for higher ratings due to limited flexion, extension, or instability; however, a separate rating was warranted for dislocated semilunar cartilage with frequent episodes of locking, pain, and effusion into the joint.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative Joint Disease (DJD) of the left knee, Degenerative Joint Disease (DJD) of the right knee, Meniscal tear in the left knee, Meniscal tear in the right knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 24, 2025
- Citation
- A25016136
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Decisions by this judge: 2,316 · Granted: 43% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied an increased disability rating in excess of 10 percent for left knee DJD from October 1, 2008 to August 30, 2010 due to the lack of evidence showing limitation of flexion or extension that would warrant a higher rating.
- Granted
The Board granted an initial 30 percent rating for the Veteran's service-connected DJD of the left knee and left knee lateral instability, from December 15, 2009, to September 5, 2014.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the matter to obtain a new VA medical opinion regarding the severity of the left knee DJD without the ameliorative effects of medication during the limited appeal period.
- Partly granted
The Board denied a rating in excess of 10 percent for Osgood-Schlatter's disease and meniscal tear in the right knee, but granted an initial disability rating of 20 percent for a meniscal tear from June 24, 2019, and a separate 10 percent disability rating for Osgood-Schlatter's disease based on limitation of extension effective January 19, 2023.
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