The Board denied a compensable rating for the right knee based on limitation of flexion but granted a separate 20 percent rating for semilunar cartilage.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's right knee disability was not shown to meet the criteria for a higher rating under Diagnostic Code 5260, but did warrant a separate 20 percent rating under Diagnostic Code 5258 due to semilunar cartilage issues.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee strain with arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 20, 2025
- Citation
- A25090110
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,797 · Granted: 20% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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