The Board granted service connection for a right knee disability as secondary to the service-connected left ankle disability, an increased rating of 30 percent for the left ankle disability from August 8, 2022, and a total disability rating for compensation purposes based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The evidence showed that the Veteran's right knee disability was aggravated by his service-connected left ankle disability, meeting the criteria for secondary service connection. The increased rating of 30 percent for the left ankle disability and TDIU were also granted based on the severity of the combined service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee degenerative joint disease with instability
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- December 19, 2025
- Citation
- A25109722
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,200 · Granted: 43% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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