The Board granted a separate rating of 10 percent for limitation of left knee extension and dismissed the issue of a higher initial rating for the service-connected left knee scar. The remaining issues are remanded.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's testimony regarding his knee pain and functional limitations, along with medical evidence, supported the grant of a separate rating for left knee extension but did not provide sufficient information to support a higher rating for the left knee scar or address the other remanded issues.
- Claimed conditions
- Left knee disability (degenerative joint disease, meniscal tear, residuals status post meniscal repair), Right knee disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- December 4, 2025
- Citation
- A25104756
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,960 · Granted: 36% (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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