The Board granted a higher rating of 20 percent for the veteran's right knee disability, which includes postoperative residuals of a tibial plateau fracture and chondromalacia. The disability is rated under the code pertaining to malunion of the tibia.
The deciding factor: The VA examination showed overall impairment equivalent to that found in a malunited tibia fracture with moderate knee impairment.
- Claimed conditions
- Right knee chondromalacia, Postoperative residuals of right tibial plateau fracture
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- December 30, 2003
- Citation
- 0336603
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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- Denied
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- Granted
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- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for a right knee chondromalacia and remanded the issue of service connection for bilateral flatfoot disability.
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