The Board has determined that the veteran's chondromalacia of the patella in both knees warrants a 10 percent rating, effective from the date of her claims.
The deciding factor: The clinical findings did not support ratings higher than 10 percent due to full or essentially full range of motion in both knees and lack of instability or subluxation.
- Claimed conditions
- Chondromalacia of the patella (knees), Patellofemoral syndrome, Synovitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- March 31, 2000
- Citation
- 0008837
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