The Board granted a 30 percent rating for left knee patellar instability, subject to the regulations governing the payment of monetary awards.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's left knee condition was found to meet the criteria for a 30 percent rating under Diagnostic Code 5257 due to recurrent instability requiring a prescription by a medical provider for a brace and a cane.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee patellar instability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- July 8, 2025
- Citation
- A25058095
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.
- Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for right wrist, left wrist, right hip, left hip, and right ankle disabilities but granted service connection for right knee and left knee patellar instability. The claims for a right shoulder, right elbow, and left elbow disability were remanded.
- Remanded (sent back)
The appeal is remanded for additional development, including the upload of medical records from Riverside Mathews Medical Center.
- Dismissed
The appeal was dismissed for procedural defects under the Appeals Modernization Act (AMA) appellate review system.
- Granted
The Board granted an effective date of August 3, 2019, for the separate rating for left knee patellar instability and a 20 percent rating for left knee osteoarthritis with limitation of extension.
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