The Board has denied the veteran's claims for an increased rating for his right knee disability and service connection for a left knee disorder, finding no evidence of malunion or nonunion of the tibia and fibula, and noting that the veteran's current left knee arthritis is not related to military service.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of the evidence does not support an increased rating for the right knee disability based on impairment other than instability. The left knee disorder was not shown during service or within one year thereafter, and there is no medical evidence linking it to the service-connected right knee disability.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Right Knee Disability","issues":["Impairment other than instability"]}, {"condition_name":"Left Knee Arthritis","issues":["Secondary to service-connected right knee disability"]}
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- September 19, 2006
- Citation
- 0629718
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