The veteran's right knee arthritis is rated at 10 percent, and his ligamentous laxity post-surgery is also rated at 10 percent. Both conditions are considered 'direct' service connection.
The deciding factor: Both the traumatic arthritis of the right knee and the right knee ligamentous laxity were found to be directly related to the veteran's military service, with no presumption or secondary service connection involved.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Knee Ligamentous Laxity (Post-Arthroscopic Surgery), Traumatic Arthritis of Right Knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- July 14, 2004
- Citation
- 0418700
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- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for traumatic arthritis of both knees and left knee instability, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating under applicable diagnostic codes.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for higher ratings for his service-connected disabilities of the right and left knees, as well as his thigh and leg injuries. The maximum schedular rating assignable for each condition was 10 percent.
- Denied
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his right knee disabilities and entitlement to TDIU were denied. The Board found that the Veteran's service-connected conditions did not preclude him from securing and maintaining substantially gainful employment of a sedentary nature.
- Granted
The Board has granted an increased rating of 10% for traumatic arthritis and instability of the right knee, effective from December 1, 2005. The effective date for separate ratings was set at July 17, 2000.
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