The Board granted a separate 10 percent rating for the right knee disability under Diagnostic Code 5259, effective August 15, 2016, and denied other claims related to service connection and ratings for the right knee.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms following his meniscectomy on August 15, 2016, warranted a separate 10 percent rating under Diagnostic Code 5259, but no higher initial ratings were supported by the evidence for the scars or limited flexion.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee patellofemoral syndrome with degenerative arthritis and meniscal tear with meniscectomy (right knee disability), right knee scars, right knee limited flexion
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- June 3, 2025
- Citation
- A25048733
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.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a compensable evaluation for right knee scars as the area of the scars does not meet the criteria for a 10 percent rating under DC 7802, and there is no evidence that the scars are unstable or painful.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, remanding some issues for further development.
- Partly granted
The Board granted increased ratings for the Veteran's right and left knee limited extension and instability but denied increased ratings for right and left knee limited flexion.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for further development, including an adequate VA examination addressing the severity of the Veteran's service-connected bilateral knee disabilities and their impact on occupational functioning.
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