Partly granted
The Board denied increased ratings for right and left knee patellar tendon tendinosis due to painful motion but granted separate disability ratings of 10 percent each for recurrent subluxation and instability.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's knees were found to have recurrent subluxation or persistent instability, warranting a separate rating, but not enough evidence was provided to support higher ratings based on pain alone.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee patellar tendon tendinosis, left knee patellar tendon tendinosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 24, 2025
- Citation
- A25016219
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