The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and a TDIU, finding that the evidence did not support higher ratings or unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's left knee disability was productive of frequent episodes of pain and locking but no effusion into the joint. His PTSD did not meet the criteria for a rating in excess of 30 percent prior to July 29, 2019, or 50 percent thereafter, and he was not precluded from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation due to service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- status post meniscectomy and chondroplasty with residuals and degenerative joint disease (DJD) of left knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 14, 2025
- Citation
- A25088373
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