The Board has granted increased ratings of 40 percent for each knee disability, finding that the veteran's bilateral knee disabilities meet the criteria for a 30 percent evaluation under Diagnostic Code 5262 and a 10 percent evaluation under Diagnostic Code 5003.
The deciding factor: The veteran's bilateral knee disabilities are characterized by marked to severe impairment of both knees, including complete medial joint space collapse and sclerotic changes in the distal femur and proximal tibia with advanced spurring. The evidence supports a combined evaluation of 40 percent for each knee.
- Claimed conditions
- Medial meniscectomy with osteochondritis of the left knee, Post-operative residuals of osteochondritis of the right knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- June 20, 2002
- Citation
- 0206586
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