The Board granted service connection for chronic patellar tendonitis of the right knee with status post anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction and assigned a 10 percent evaluation. The veteran's condition is currently rated as 10 percent disabling.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not support an additional rating based on degenerative changes or instability, but the veteran has been diagnosed with chronic patellar tendonitis and right knee pain.
- Claimed conditions
- Chronic patellar tendonitis, Right knee pain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- February 6, 2001
- Citation
- 0103568
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