The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected left knee disability, characterized by severe painful motion and weakness, warrants a 60 percent rating under Diagnostic Code 5055.
The deciding factor: The veteran's left knee disability is manifested by significant functional limitation due to pain, stiffness, and weakness, which prevented him from walking or standing for prolonged periods of time.
- Claimed conditions
- postoperative torn lateral meniscus, tear of the lateral collateral ligament, left knee replacement
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- March 4, 2003
- Citation
- 0303621
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