The VA granted service connection for tendinitis of the left knee and assigned a 10 percent evaluation.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence showed slight instability in the left knee, which is sufficient to warrant a 10 percent disability rating under Diagnostic Code 5257.
- Claimed conditions
- tendinitis of the left knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- December 12, 2003
- Citation
- 0334810
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- Denied
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