The Board has determined that the veteran's right knee disorder, characterized by post-operative residuals of an arthroscopic surgery with x-ray evidence of degenerative changes and pain on motion, warrants a separate compensable (10 percent) evaluation for status post injury and arthroscopy of the right knee.
The deciding factor: The VA medical records consistently document the veteran's history of right knee instability and subluxation following his initial injury in 1984. The most recent examination confirmed these findings, with limited range of motion and pain on motion being noted.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Knee Arthritis, Right Knee Instability/Subluxation
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- December 23, 2002
- Citation
- 0218656
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- Denied
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