The Board granted separate 10 percent ratings for recurrent instability of the right and left knees, but remanded other claims related to lower extremity radiculopathy and knee strains with instability.
The deciding factor: The Veteran provided competent lay evidence supporting the service connection for recurrent instability in both knees. The Board found that a separate rating was warranted under DC 5257.
- Claimed conditions
- Recurrent instability of the right knee, Recurrent instability of the left knee, Right lower extremity radiculopathy of the sciatic nerve, Left lower extremity radiculopathy of the sciatic nerve, Right lower extremity radiculopathy of the ilio-inguinal nerve, Left lower extremity radiculopathy of the ilio-inguinal nerve, Right knee strain with instability, Left knee strain with instability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- November 10, 2025
- Citation
- A25097581
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,614 · Granted: 35% (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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What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board has granted a rating of 20 percent for the Veteran's right lower extremity radiculopathy of the sciatic nerve, finding that it most nearly approximated moderate incomplete paralysis.
- Granted
The Board has granted a separate rating of 20 percent for right knee instability, effective December 30, 2020. The Veteran's initial claim for an increased rating for his right knee strain with instability and degenerative arthritis remains denied.
- Granted
The Board has granted an initial disability rating of 40 percent for right lower extremity radiculopathy of the sciatic nerve, which is considered moderately severe incomplete paralysis.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for degenerative arthritis and spinal stenosis with L3-L5 disc herniation (lumbar disability), left lower extremity radiculopathy of the sciatic nerve, and right lower extremity radiculopathy of the sciatic nerve. The Board found that these conditions are related to service.
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