The Board has dismissed the appeals for ratings in excess of 10 percent for painful right knee scar, right knee instability, and limitation of flexion. The appeal for a compensable rating for limitation of extension is also dismissed.
The deciding factor: The proposed reductions were not adjudications, thus the appeals are dismissed.
- Claimed conditions
- Painful right knee scar, Right knee instability, Right knee limitation of flexion, Right knee limitation of extension
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 19, 2026
- Citation
- A26024726
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What this means for you
A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot. It says more about procedure than about whether a claim like this can win.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Veteran's right knee disability, including limitation of extension and flexion, instability, and meniscus condition, is now rated at 20 percent effective March 7, 2020.
- Granted
The Veteran's right knee disability, including limitation of extension and flexion, instability, and meniscus condition, is now rated at 20 percent effective March 7, 2020.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for higher ratings for his right knee impairment, limitation of flexion, and scars. The TDIU claim is also being remanded.
- Granted
The Board has granted effective dates of June 17, 2010 for service connection and separate ratings for right knee instability and left knee instability.
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