The Board granted an initial 20 percent rating for limitation of extension of the right knee and a 10 percent rating for instability of the right knee, but no higher.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms were consistent with the criteria for the assigned ratings under Diagnostic Codes 5261 and 5257.
- Claimed conditions
- instability of the right knee, limitation of extension of the right knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- December 31, 2025
- Citation
- A25111397
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Decisions by this judge: 785 · Granted: 47% (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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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection for limitation of motion and instability of the right knee is granted with an effective date of May 17, 2011. The Veteran's claims for increased ratings are remanded.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeal before the Board could make a decision on the reduction of ratings for his knee conditions.
- Granted
The Veteran's lumbar spine disability, radiculopathy of the right and left lower extremities, instability of the right and left knees, and bilateral pes planus have been granted increased ratings.,Issues regarding limitation of motion with arthritis of the right and left knees, as well as a rating for bilateral pes planus prior to December 7, 2021, were withdrawn from appeal.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to issues with the September 2023 VA examination and the need for a new examination, as well as addressing the Veteran's lay reports of effusion and clicking in his right knee.
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