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 assigned
- None in this 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 vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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- Granted
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- 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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