The VA determined that the veteran's right knee MCL strain prior to June 17, 1999 did not warrant a rating in excess of 10%.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence showed slight impairment with some ligamentous laxity and internal derangement but no more than slight knee impairment overall.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Knee Medial Collateral Ligament (MCL) Strain, Right Knee Internal Derangement
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- June 22, 2006
- Citation
- 0618375
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board has restored a 20% evaluation for the Veteran's service-connected right knee disability effective from October 1, 2015. The reduction was improper due to lack of material improvement in the condition.
- Granted
The Veteran's right knee degenerative arthritis and internal derangement were granted a separate 10% evaluation prior to April 10, 2017. The right post-operative meniscectomy was also granted a separate 10% evaluation during the same period.
- Granted
The Veteran's right knee disability is granted as service connected, but the line of duty determination for his 1975 motor vehicle accident remains under review.
- Granted
The Board has denied a rating in excess of 20 percent for right knee internal derangement, but granted a separate 10 percent rating for right knee instability.
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