The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for left knee strain with tricompartmental osteoarthritis and degenerative arthritis right knee, as there was no evidence of flexion or extension limited to 30 degrees, recurrent subluxation, lateral instability, ankylosis, impairment of the tibia or fibula, meniscal conditions, or genu recurvatum.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms did not meet the criteria for a higher rating under the applicable diagnostic codes and regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- Left knee strain with tricompartmental osteoarthritis, Degenerative arthritis right knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 7, 2025
- Citation
- A25041690
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Decisions by this judge: 828 · Granted: 42% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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