The Board has granted increased ratings for chondromalacia of the right and left knees, each rated at 10 percent.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations consistently found no ligamentous laxity or instability in either knee, supporting a direct service connection without any need to consider presumptions or secondary theories.
- Claimed conditions
- chondromalacia of both knees
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- August 5, 2005
- Citation
- 0521154
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