The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for degenerative arthritis, right knee and left knee.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a finding that the Veteran's degenerative arthritis, right knee or left knee manifested by flexion limited to 30 degrees or less during the entire appeal period.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative arthritis, right knee, Degenerative arthritis, left knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 26, 2025
- Citation
- A25055432
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,680 · Granted: 24% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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