The Board granted a rating of 20 percent for the right knee disability and a separate 10 percent rating for symptomatic removal of semilunar cartilage, subject to the statutes and regulations governing the award of monetary payments.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's right knee disability was rated based on limitation of extension and symptoms such as pain during flare-ups, which met the criteria for a higher rating under DC 5261 and DC 5259 respectively.
- Claimed conditions
- status post right knee ACL reconstruction and arthroscopy for excision of cartilaginous scar tissue with osteoarthritis (right knee disability), symptomatic removal of semilunar cartilage
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- October 29, 2025
- Citation
- A25093810
Veterans Law Judge
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.
- Partly granted
The veteran is granted a 10% disability rating for symptomatic removal of semilunar cartilage. The veteran's claims for increased ratings for right knee limitation of flexion and extension are denied, but the claim for total disability based on individual unemployability is remanded.
- Denied
The Board denied separate compensable evaluations for right knee conditions and service connection for a left knee disability. The Veteran's left knee condition is now granted.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for additional VA examination to assess the severity of his left knee disability, including during flare-ups and repetitive use.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for left knee disabilities and his claim for TDIU due to lack of substantial compliance with previous remand orders.
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