The veteran's left knee disability is characterized by severe instability with flexion in excess of 45 degrees and currently evaluated as 30 percent from June 29, 1990.,The veteran's right knee disability is characterized by severe instability, flexion in excess of 45 degrees, and currently evaluated as 30 percent from June 29, 1990. The veteran's sinusitis has not resulted in incapacitating episodes but has resulted in less than six non-incapacitating episodes a year.
The deciding factor: The VA examination reports provided functional limitations of the knees during symptomatic flare-up.
- Claimed conditions
- post-operative chondromalacia of the left knee, limitation of motion of the left knee with degenerative joint disease associated with post-operative chondromalacia, post-operative arthroscopic chondroplasty and debridement of the right knee, limitation of motion of the right knee with degenerative joint disease with post-operative arthroscopic chondroplasty and debridement
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- February 10, 2006
- Citation
- 0604004
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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