The appeal for a disability rating in excess of 10 percent for lumbosacral spine strain is dismissed. The reduction of the ratings for left and right knee limitations of extension are found to be improper, and the original ratings are restored.
The deciding factor: The Veteran did not timely perfect an appeal for the disability rating in excess of 10 percent for residuals of lumbosacral spine strain, and the reductions of the ratings for left and right knee limitations of extension were not properly notified or processed as required by law.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbosacral spine strain, left knee strain with patellofemoral pain syndrome and limitation of extension, right knee strain with patellofemoral pain syndrome and limitation of extension, residuals of cervical strain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- April 22, 2026
- Citation
- A26037476
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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
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