The Board has granted a 30 percent evaluation for post-operative residuals, arthroscopy and medial menscectomy, left knee with chronic synovitis and chondromalacia. A separate 10 percent evaluation is granted for traumatic arthritis of the left knee.
The deciding factor: The veteran's left knee disability manifests as swelling, locking, instability, and deformity requiring a brace, warranting a 30 percent evaluation under Diagnostic Code 5257. His traumatic arthritis results in limitation of motion with pain, fatigability, atrophy, and X-ray evidence of moderately severe arthritis, leading to a separate 10 percent evaluation.
- Claimed conditions
- post-operative residuals, arthroscopy and medial menscectomy, left knee, traumatic arthritis of the left knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- March 28, 2005
- Citation
- 0509250
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- Granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
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