The Board has determined that the veteran's current evaluations for residuals of right and left knee injuries are appropriate at 10 percent, as there is no evidence of more than slight impairment or instability. The RO reduced these evaluations from 20 to 10 percent based on improvement in the veteran's condition.
The deciding factor: The VA medical records and examination reports showed material improvement in the veteran's right and left knee conditions over time, with no current manifestations of recurrent subluxation, instability, or limitation of motion that would warrant a higher evaluation under Diagnostic Code 5257.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Knee Injury, Left Knee Injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 18, 2000
- Citation
- 0013114
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- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation as of April 1, 2021.
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