The Board has granted a higher initial rating of 20 percent for the veteran's service-connected left knee chondromalacia of the patella, effective from June 1996. The right knee condition is rated at 0 percent.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence shows that the veteran's left knee chondromalacia has resulted in limited range of motion with pain and additional loss of motion during flare-ups, warranting a higher rating than the current 10 percent assigned under Diagnostic Code 5260-5261.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee chondromalacia of the patella, right knee chondromalacia of the patella
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- March 30, 2001
- Citation
- 0109386
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for right knee chondromalacia of the patella and denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss. The claims for increased ratings for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and bronchitis were also denied, while other claims for service connection and increased ratings were remanded.
- Dismissed
The veteran's appeals for higher ratings and service connection were dismissed because the veteran withdrew them.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection for a left knee disability, diagnosed as chondromalacia of the patella, is granted. The Board found that the evidence supports a direct relationship between the current condition and active service.
- Granted
The Board has granted a separate disability rating of 10 percent for instability of the left knee, effective May 4, 2021. The Veteran's left knee chondromalacia progressed to include symptoms of slight to mild instability beginning on that date.
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