The veteran's appeal is for an increased rating for his service-connected right knee disability, which was initially rated at 10 percent. The Board denied a higher rating based on recurrent subluxation or lateral instability and granted a separate rating for arthritis with related functional loss due to pain.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not establish moderate recurrent subluxation or lateral instability related to the service-connected disability, thus denying a higher rating based on this issue. The veteran's arthritis was productive of a related right knee functional loss due to pain that can be said to more nearly approximate flexion limited to 30 degrees.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Knee Arthritis, Meniscal Tear
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- December 15, 2000
- Citation
- 0032774
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- Denied
The Board denied an increased evaluation in excess of 10 percent for the left and right knee arthritis as the evidence did not show the Veteran's knee disabilities manifested with any specific criteria required for higher ratings.
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