The Board granted service connection for a right knee strain, secondary to left knee chondromalacia and a 20 percent rating for left knee chondromalacia.
The deciding factor: The evidence of record was at least in equipoise as to whether the Veteran's right knee strain is related to his service-connected left knee chondromalacia. The Board also found that the evidence supports a 20 percent rating, but no higher, for left knee chondromalacia.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee strain, left knee chondromalacia
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- May 13, 2025
- Citation
- A25042998
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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- Partly granted
The Board denied an increased rating for right knee strain and instability but granted a separate 10 percent rating for right knee limitation of extension from November 25, 2024.
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