The Board granted initial disability ratings of 30 percent for right and left knee degenerative arthritis with limitation of flexion, a 20 percent rating for right knee dislocation of semilunar cartilage, and 10 percent ratings for right and left knee instability, effective from March 16, 2016.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms more nearly approximated the criteria for higher disability ratings based on range of motion limitations during flare-ups and functional loss due to pain.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee degenerative arthritis, left knee degenerative arthritis, right knee dislocation of semilunar cartilage, right knee instability, left knee instability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- May 27, 2025
- Citation
- A25046794
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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appeal for service connection for bilateral knee instability and denied service connection for right and left knee instability, finding no nexus between the Veteran's knee conditions and his service or service-connected disabilities.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issues of entitlement to increased ratings for a thoracolumbar spine disorder and bilateral knee disorders due to the need for additional VA examinations.
- 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.
- Partly granted
The Board denied a disability rating in excess of 10 percent for right knee meniscal tear with degenerative arthritis and granted a separate 20 percent rating for right knee instability.
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