The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and special monthly compensation, finding that the evidence did not support a higher evaluation at any point during the appeal period.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not support the assignment of a higher evaluation based on the Veteran's reported symptoms and limitations.
- Claimed conditions
- Left ankle sprain residuals, Right knee meniscal tear with degenerative joint disease, Left knee meniscal tear with patellar chondromalacia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 14, 2025
- Citation
- A25099136
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,874 · 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
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board granted increased ratings for intervertebral disc syndrome, left and right ankle disabilities but remanded the claims for other joint conditions due to insufficient evidence.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's service-connected foot and knee disabilities rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation, leading to the grant of TDIU effective May 11, 2016.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's left ankle disability is currently rated at an initial noncompensable rating, but the Board has determined that a 10 percent rating is warranted based on moderate limitation of motion.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's right knee extension was not limited to 10 degrees or more, and flexion was limited to 120 degrees at worst. The Board found that the evidence did not support a higher evaluation under Diagnostic Codes 5260 (limitation of flexion) or 5261 (limitation of extension).
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