The Board has granted a 20 percent evaluation for each of the veteran's service-connected patellofemoral syndrome of the right and left knees, effective as of the date of the decision.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations and medical records consistently supported the presence of chondromalacia patellae with associated functional impairment, warranting a higher evaluation than the current 10 percent rating.
- Claimed conditions
- Patellofemoral syndrome of the right knee, Patellofemoral syndrome of the left knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- January 31, 2006
- Citation
- 0602717
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Decisions by this judge: 2,642 · Granted: 19% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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