The Board denied an increased rating for the veteran's service-connected postoperative residuals of excision of a semi-lunar cartilage, right knee, as his disability was currently manifested by slight effusion, positive Lachman's and drawer's test, crepitus throughout the range of motion, medial and lateral joint line tenderness, painful motion, and X-ray evidence of medial joint line narrowing. The veteran also had arthritic changes in the right knee joint with objective evidence of pain on motion.
The deciding factor: The disability did not meet the criteria for a rating in excess of 10 percent as it was manifested by slight effusion, positive Lachman's and drawer's test, crepitus throughout the range of motion, medial and lateral joint line tenderness, painful motion, and X-ray evidence of medial joint line narrowing.
- Claimed conditions
- postoperative residuals of excision of a semi-lunar cartilage, right knee, traumatic arthritis of the right knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- June 1, 2001
- Citation
- 0115252
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