The Board granted increased ratings for the Veteran's right knee degenerative changes and a separate rating for right knee subluxation, but denied an increased rating for spinal stenosis with IVDS and other claims.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's pain in extension and flexion manifested significant functional impairment equivalent to loss of motion, specifically extension limited to 45 degrees and flexion limited to 30 degrees.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee degenerative changes with patellofemoral syndrome and baker cyst, spinal stenosis with intervertebral disc syndrome (IVDS), right lower extremity sciatic nerve radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 30, 2025
- Citation
- A25056281
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,549 · Granted: 29% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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- Granted
The Board has granted earlier effective dates of February 24, 2023 for the Veteran's 20% ratings for left and right lower extremity sciatic nerve radiculopathy and his entitlement to TDIU.
- Granted
The Board has restored the Veteran's original disability ratings of 40 percent for his right and left lower extremity sciatic nerve radiculopathy, effective April 1, 2021.
- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not prevent him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation throughout the appeal period, and therefore, his claim for TDIU is denied.
- Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the appeals for various rating and service connection claims due to the Veteran's death.
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