The veteran's right knee osteochondritis dissecans is currently rated at 30 percent, and the combined rating for all related disabilities does not exceed this level. Therefore, an evaluation in excess of 30 percent cannot be granted.
The deciding factor: The combined disability evaluations for the veteran's right knee and associated conditions do not allow for a higher rating than 60 percent under VA regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- Osteochondritis Dissecans of the Right Knee, Muscle Atrophy and Weakness, Right Calf, Muscle Atrophy and Weakness, Right Thigh
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- December 21, 2004
- Citation
- 0433704
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board has reopened the claim of service connection for a right knee disorder, including osteochondritis dissecans. The evidence now shows that the Veteran's pre-existing condition existed prior to service and was not aggravated by service or any incident in service.
- Granted
The Board has restored the original disability rating of 20 percent for osteochondritis dissecans of the right knee based on limitation of flexion, effective January 1, 2011. The Veteran's condition was previously rated at 10 percent prior to that date and a separate 10 percent rating for extension has been assigned since September 16, 2010. The Board also granted a 10 percent disability rating for instability effective from January 22, 2010 to July 31, 2013.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected lumbar myositis, psychoneurosis and conversion hysteria, residuals of shrapnel wounds of the left thigh and pelvis with retained foreign bodies and scars, and residuals of shell fragment wounds of the right thigh and left leg. The veteran was also denied entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for his service-connected coronary artery disease, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating based on the severity of his condition.
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