The Board has granted an increased rating to 20 percent for the veteran's right knee disability due to limitation of motion and slight instability. The original grant of service connection remains in effect.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows that the veteran's right knee had a range of motion from 0 to 140 degrees, with additional loss of flexion due to pain on use. Instability was also noted during physical therapy sessions but not confirmed by VA examinations.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Knee Instability, Patellofemoral Syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- October 23, 2002
- Citation
- 0214836
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