Partly granted
The Board granted a rating of 20 percent for left knee chondromalacia but denied service connection for body arthritis and left lower extremity neuropathy. The claims for service connection for left hip/knee disability and right hip disability were remanded.
The deciding factor: A 20 percent rating was granted based on the Veteran's recurrent patellar instability in the left knee that required a prescription for a walker, while the denial of service connection was due to insufficient evidence linking the conditions to active service or a service-connected disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Left knee chondromalacia, Body arthritis, Left lower extremity neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- November 3, 2025
- Citation
- A25095212
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