The Board has determined that the veteran is entitled to a 10 percent rating for his service-connected chondromalacia of both knees, effective from August 5, 1990.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows no significant impairment in knee function, with only minimal functional limitation and pain. The VA examinations did not reveal any ankylosis, dislocated semilunar cartilage, or impairment of the tibia or fibula.
- Claimed conditions
- Chondromalacia, Right Knee, Chondromalacia, Left Knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- August 7, 2002
- Citation
- 0209364
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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