The Board denied the veteran's claim for an increased disability evaluation for his right knee disorder, finding that the evidence did not warrant a rating in excess of 20 percent.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found no more than slight instability and noted that the veteran had some limping with the right knee. The evidence did not show severe recurrent subluxation or lateral instability to warrant an evaluation in excess of 20 percent under DC 5257, nor did it show limitation of motion sufficient for a rating in excess of 10 percent under Diagnostic Codes 5260 or 5261.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Knee Disorder, Degenerative Arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- April 6, 2000
- Citation
- 0009194
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