The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for her service-connected bilateral knee disabilities and non-ulcer dyspepsia.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a higher rating based on the severity of the Veteran's symptoms during the appeal period.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative joint disease with chondromalacia left patella (limitation of extension), Right knee degenerative arthritis (limitation of extension), Non-ulcer dyspepsia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 7, 2025
- Citation
- A25097270
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 926 · Granted: 33% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Whole decision: Granted
The reduction in evaluation of service-connected joint osteoarthritis, right knee (limitation of flexion) from 20 percent to 10 percent was improper; therefore, restoration of the 20 percent rating is granted.,The reduction in evaluation of service-connected left knee painful scar from 10 percent to 0 percent was improper; therefore, restoration of the 10 percent rating is granted.,Entitlement to an initial compensable rating for right knee degenerative arthritis (limitation of extension) is denied.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied a request for an earlier effective date of March 13, 2010 for the grant of Total Disability Rating Independent of Service Connection (TDIU) because no factually ascertainable increase in disability occurred within one year prior to December 15, 2011.
- Whole decision: Denied
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- Whole decision: Denied
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