The Board has granted a 10 percent evaluation for left knee degenerative arthritis and partial medical meniscectomy with osteochondral defect over the medial femoral condyle, finding that these conditions meet the criteria for such evaluations based on their manifestations of pain and limited motion.
The deciding factor: The veteran's complaints of pain and limitation of motion in both conditions have been found to warrant a 10 percent evaluation each under Diagnostic Codes 5260 (limitation of flexion) and 5261 (limitation of extension).
- Claimed conditions
- Left Knee Degenerative Arthritis, Partial Medical Meniscectomy with Osteochondral Defect over the Medial Femoral Condyle
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- November 26, 2002
- Citation
- 0217098
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