The Board found the veteran's right knee disorder not productive of severe recurrent subluxation or lateral instability, limitation of flexion of 15 degrees or less, limitation of extension of 20 degrees or more, malunion of the tibia and fibula with marked knee or ankle disability, or ankylosis to a favorable angle in full extension or in slight flexion between 0 and 10 degrees. Therefore, the veteran's claim for an initial disability rating in excess of 20 percent for right knee disorder is denied.
The deciding factor: The VA examination findings did not meet the criteria for higher ratings under any applicable diagnostic codes.
- Claimed conditions
- torn medial meniscus, chronic anterior cruciate ligament tear, grade IV chondromalacia trochlear groove, grade III chondromalacia medial femoral condyle and lateral femoral condyle, partial medial and lateral meniscectomies
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- January 27, 2006
- Citation
- 0602512
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,020 · Granted: 19% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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- Denied
The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 10 percent for his service-connected torn medial meniscus, finding that the evidence does not support a higher rating under Diagnostic Code 5258.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected right knee disabilities are currently rated at a 10 percent rating for painful motion and granted a separate 20 percent rating for dislocated semilunar cartilage. The appeal is not about service connection but rather the evaluation of these conditions.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate VA medical opinions regarding the Veteran's right knee disorder. The case is now pending for further development and an addendum opinion from a VA orthopedist.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 20 percent for his service-connected torn medial meniscus and patellofemoral syndrome of the left knee is remanded due to insufficient evidence from the last VA examination. The Veteran also has an issue with his right heel and foot callus disorder, which requires a Statement of the Case.
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