The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, increased ratings for bilateral knee disabilities, and separate disability ratings for instability. The Veteran's left and right knee disabilities are currently rated as 10 percent disabling under DC 5260 based on painful motion.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's knee disabilities have been remanded due to the need for further evaluation and consideration of new evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- Chondromalacia patella
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 2, 2026
- Citation
- A26030176
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Veteran's right and left knee patella tendon repairs, with painful motion, have been granted increased ratings of 20 percent each. The instability in both knees has also been rated at 10 percent.
- Granted
The Board found that the reduction of the Veteran's rating for his right knee disability from 40% to 10% effective October 1, 2019 was proper based on improvement in his ability to function under ordinary conditions.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for his right knee disability was denied, and the claim for TDIU was also denied. The Board found that the Veteran's current level of functional impairment did not warrant a higher rating.
- Granted
The Veteran's left knee disability, including instability, extension limitation, flexion limitation, and joint pain with locking and effusion, has been granted a 30 percent rating since October 16, 2003 to June 23, 2009. The claim for higher ratings is denied.
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