The VA has denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected chondromalacia of the right and left knees, currently rated at 10 percent.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not show that either knee is manifested by moderate recurrent subluxation or lateral instability, nor are they ankylosed. The current symptoms do not satisfy the criteria for a rating in excess of 10 percent under Diagnostic Codes 5257 and 5260/5261.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral Foot Disabilities, Residuals of Right Femur Fracture, Residuals of Left Femur Fracture, Chondromalacia of Right Knee, Chondromalacia of Left Knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- August 6, 2001
- Citation
- 0120088
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