The Board granted earlier effective dates for service connection of left knee osteoarthritis with limitation of flexion, subluxation and lateral instability, right knee osteoarthritis with limitation of extension, and a 70 percent rating for major depressive disorder (MDD) during the review period.
The deciding factor: The Veteran continuously pursued these claims since August 31, 2015, and the evidence supports an earlier effective date based on continuous pursuit.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee osteoarthritis with limitation of flexion, left knee osteoarthritis with subluxation and lateral instability, scar left knee status post arthroscopic surgery, right knee osteoarthritis with limitation of extension, right knee osteoarthritis with subluxation and lateral instability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- March 4, 2025
- Citation
- A25019513
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,081 · Granted: 38% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board denied increased ratings for right and left knee osteoarthritis with shin splints, but granted a separate 10 percent rating for left knee limitation of extension. The Board also remanded claims for service connection for a left hip disorder and residuals of tuberculosis exposure.
- Partly granted
The Board granted disability ratings of 20 percent for left knee meniscal tear and instability, and a 10 percent rating for left knee osteoarthritis with limitation of flexion, but denied an increased rating for left knee osteoarthritis with limitation of extension.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the Veteran's claims for increased disability ratings and TDIU due to bilateral knee disabilities, as new VA examinations are needed to adequately evaluate the current severity of his conditions.
- Denied
The Board denied higher ratings for the Veteran's left and right knee osteoarthritis with limitation of flexion, as well as left and right lower extremity radiculopathy sciatic nerve, finding that the evidence did not support a rating in excess of 10 percent or 20 percent respectively.
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