The Board granted service connection for left and right knee locking, but remanded evaluations greater than 10 percent for bilateral knee limitation of flexion, limitation of extension, and scars.
The deciding factor: The probative evidence for and against the claims is at least approximately balanced. After resolving any reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor, the Board finds that the Veteran suffers from bilateral knee locking episodes.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee locking, right knee locking, left knee limitation of flexion, right knee limitation of flexion, left knee limitation of extension, right knee limitation of extension, left knee scar, right knee scar
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 12, 2025
- Citation
- A25107527
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 831 · Granted: 48% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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- Denied
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- Granted
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