The Board denied the veteran's claims for a rating in excess of 20 percent for his right knee disability and service connection for lumbosacral strain and left knee patellofemoral syndrome, finding that the evidence did not support these claims.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations and medical records showed no new or significant changes to the veteran's right knee condition since his last examination in February 2004. The veteran's symptoms were described as moderate pain and functional impairment during flare-ups, but without any new diagnoses or aggravation of conditions not previously service-connected.
- Claimed conditions
- Ruptured medial meniscus, Medial collateral ligament, Anterior cruciate ligament, Chondromalacia of the medial condyle, Postoperative traumatic gonoarthrosis of the right knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- August 9, 2005
- Citation
- 0521391
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- Granted
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- Granted
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