The Board denied increased evaluations for the veteran's service-connected right and left knee disabilities, finding that the evidence did not support a higher evaluation based on instability or other complications.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations indicated stable knees with no significant instability issues. The veteran’s employment changes were attributed to his overall condition rather than specific knee instability.
- Claimed conditions
- Impairment of the right knee, Impairment of the left knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 20, 2002
- Citation
- 0216747
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal for an increased disability rating for his service-connected right knee impairment is remanded due to the need for additional medical evidence and a more comprehensive examination.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for entitlement to increased ratings for his right and left knee disabilities due to a lack of recent VA examination, which is needed to assess current severity.
- Denied
The Board denied a higher rating for the Veteran's right knee disability, but granted a separate 20 percent rating for his meniscal tear and a 10 percent rating for genu recurvatum from October 15, 2015 to February 20, 2020. The Veteran is not entitled to additional ratings under 38 C.F.R. § 3.324.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected knee disabilities, heel condition, and ORIF have been granted effective May 23, 2002. The initial ratings for each condition are now in line with the current disability levels.,Effective May 23, 2002, the Veteran is entitled to a 10 percent rating for impairment of both knees (subluxation), limitation of flexion of both knees, and right heel plantar fasciitis with Achilles bursitis. The Veteran's ORIF condition also received an initial compensable rating.,The effective date for these ratings has been set at May 23, 2002, the date on which VA determined that the conditions were service-connected.
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