The Board denied the Veteran's claims for an increased rating and earlier effective dates, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating or earlier effective date.
The deciding factor: The evidence of record did not show that the Veteran's right knee disability warranted a higher rating or that he was entitled to an earlier effective date for TDIU or DEA benefits.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee patellofemoral pain syndrome with degenerative arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 4, 2025
- Citation
- A25049382
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 785 · Granted: 47% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claim of service connection for right knee patellofemoral pain syndrome with degenerative arthritis due to inadequate medical opinions and duty-to-assist errors. The case will be returned to the RO for further action.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for right and left knee patellofemoral pain syndrome with degenerative arthritis, finding no evidence of chronic symptoms in service or continuity after service.
- Granted
The Veteran's right knee patellofemoral pain syndrome with degenerative arthritis is rated at 20 percent, effective January 15, 2020. Service connection for a low back disability and recurrent left lower extremity pain are granted.
- Granted
The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for right knee patellofemoral pain syndrome with degenerative arthritis, finding that new and relevant evidence supports this decision.
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