The Board has granted a rating of 30 percent for chondromalacia of the left knee from July 26, 2005, based on instability. A separate 10 percent rating is also assigned for limitation of motion.
The deciding factor: The veteran's left knee disability manifested by instability and x-ray evidence of arthritis with limited flexion warranted a higher rating than previously assigned.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a right wrist injury, chondromalacia of the left knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- May 18, 2006
- Citation
- 0614623
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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.
- Dismissed
The Board's September 4, 2025 decision was vacated due to a failure to address clear and unmistakable error arguments, depriving the Veteran of due process.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased evaluations for chondromalacia of the left knee, GERD, and chondromalacia of the right knee due to failure to report for VA examinations without good cause.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the Veteran's claim for a disability rating in excess of 10 percent for chondromalacia of the left knee to correct an error related to notice of the right to a pre-decisional hearing.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for a rating in excess of 10 percent for chondromalacia of both knees due to an inadequate examination.
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