The veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected knee disorders were denied by the RO. The right knee was rated at 20% and the left knee at 10%. These decisions are not contested in this decision.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that the veteran had minimal ligamentous laxity and retropatellar pain syndrome, but no significant degenerative joint disease or other disabling conditions. The veteran's symptoms were noted to be related to his service-connected knee disorders.
- Claimed conditions
- Retropatellar Pain Syndrome of the Left Knee, Status Post-Operative Retropatellar Pain Syndrome of the Right Knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 11, 2004
- Citation
- 0412224
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