The Board has granted a separate 10 percent rating for postoperative residuals of a left knee injury consisting of traumatic arthritis and limitation of motion, but denied an increased rating for the other condition.
The deciding factor: The veteran's symptoms included some swelling of the knee and slight laxity of the medial and collateral ligaments, which resulted in no more than slight knee disability. The VA examiner noted that there was evidence of some laxity of the medial and lateral collateral ligaments but also negative anterior drawer sign and no frank shift of the joint.
- Claimed conditions
- postoperative residuals of a left knee injury, traumatic arthritis, limitation of motion
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 22, 2000
- Citation
- 0025310
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