The Board has granted service connection for chondromalacia patella of both knees and assigned a noncompensable evaluation (10%) to each knee.
The deciding factor: The clinical findings supported the assignment of a noncompensable rating based on slight impairment in each knee, with no more than slight impairment due to pain and crepitation.
- Claimed conditions
- Chondromalacia patella of right knee, Chondromalacia patella of left knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- June 10, 2002
- Citation
- 0206065
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