The Board has granted a 20 percent rating for the veteran's residuals of left knee injury with lateral instability, effective from the date of this decision.
The deciding factor: The evidence showed moderate recurrent subluxation or lateral instability in the left knee, warranting a 20 percent rating under Diagnostic Code 5257.
- Claimed conditions
- Left knee injury, Traumatic arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- March 26, 2001
- Citation
- 0108752
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