The Board has granted a rating of 20 percent for the veteran's service-connected left knee disability, characterized as status post fracture of the left patella with chondromalacia and malunion of the patella. The decision does not address secondary service connection or other issues.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations showed that the veteran's left knee had limited motion but did not meet criteria for a higher rating based on limitation of flexion or extension alone, as his pain did not result in additional functional limitation to the extent required for a 30 percent disability under the limitation-of-motion codes.
- Claimed conditions
- status post fracture of the left patella, chondromalacia, malunion of the patella
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- March 1, 2006
- Citation
- 0605883
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.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board denied a rating greater than 10 percent for right knee internal derangement, chondromalacia, and degenerative arthritis with painful motion, denied a compensable rating for the same condition with limited extension, but granted a 10 percent rating for right lateral knee instability.
- Granted
The Board grants service connection for a left knee disability, including degenerative arthritis, chondromalacia, and meniscus tear, based on the evidence showing current diagnoses and continuous symptoms since service.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for right knee joint osteoarthritis and chondromalacia, finding no evidence of a chronic condition in service or within the applicable presumptive period. The claim was also denied based on a lack of medical nexus between the current disability and an in-service injury.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected lumbosacral musculoskeletal strain with degenerative changes has precluded substantially gainful employment since March 1, 2017.
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